PM Modi to address the nation today: world’s biggest vaccination drive.
Key sentence:
- The world’s biggest coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccination campaign is scheduled to start in India on Saturday after two mock drills.
- During the first day of the campaign, a record 300,000 health care workers throughout the country are expected to get vaccinated.
The world’s biggest coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccination campaign is scheduled to start in India on Saturday after two mock drills. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release it at 10.30 am, followed by his address to the country.
The world’s largest vaccination campaign starts today:
The campaign will take place on all days from 9 am to 5 pm, except those devoted to the regular immunization program. During the first day of the campaign, a record 300,000 health care workers throughout the country are expected to get vaccinated as well as many as 3,006 vaccination centres have been identified nationwide for the day.
The first two groups of vaccination will be funded by the Government:
The Centre will fully finance the first two classes of individuals getting vaccinated, the healthcare including frontline staff. The drive will be conducted at different public health care facilities in rural as well as urban India for these classes.
The Covishield vaccine from the Serum Institute of India have reached all state capitals as well as Covaxin from Bharat Biotech, a replacement to Covishield has even reached certain states.
The topic may PM Modi during his speech:
PM Modi is supposed in his speech to convince the country that the vaccines are safe to use because they have undergone a rigorous testing phase.
He is also expected to speak about the necessity for vested interest groups aimed at generating fear among people to fight towards the misinformation campaign, an official familiar with the situation told the Hindustan Times.
In a conference held earlier last month with chief ministers of states with a high number of Covid-19 cases, the PM has said that the government will assure that every person receives a coronavirus vaccine, but all scientific tests should first be passed by the candidates. If speed is important, then safety, “If speed is important, then safety is equally important,” is equally essential.
As per the Gujrat CM Vijay Rupani:
“According to Vijay Rupani, Chief Minister of Gujarat, who also joined the meeting “PM made it very clear that the vaccine would be provided to frontline health workers during the first stage, to police personnel, sanitation workers, etc. in the second phase; to those over 50 years of age in the third phase; and to those with co-morbid conditions in the fourth stage.
