PM to interact with Chief Ministers tomorrow: COVID-19 Vaccination Drive

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with Chief Ministers of all states tomorrow evening through video conferencing. The Prime Minister's Office said, during the interaction, the COVID-19 situation and the vaccination rollout will be discussed. India’s nation-wide vaccination drive will begin on the 16th of this month.

Emergency Use Authorisation or Accelerated Approval has been granted by the National Regulator, Drugs Controller General of India for two vaccines Covishield and Covaxin which have



established safety and immunogenicity.

COVID-19 vaccine priority will be given to the healthcare workers and frontline workers who are estimated to be around 3 Crores, followed by those above 50 years of age and the under-50 population groups with co-morbidities numbering around 27 Crores.

Yesterday, the Prime Minister had chaired a high-level meeting to review the COVID-19 status in the country along with the preparedness of the States and UTs for COVID vaccination.