Govt to vaccinate all 18+ in 3 months: CM

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Govt to vaccinate all 18+ in 3 months: CM

Friday, 30 April 2021 | Staff Reporter | NEW DELHI

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said Delhi Government will set up vaccination centres on a large scale to vaccinate all eligible people above 18 years of age in the next three months.

The chief minister has convened a meeting on Thursday to take stock of  the vaccination drive in Delhi that is slated to kick-start from May 1,2021.  The chief minister discussed the plan thst was prepared to vaccinate all above 18 years in the next three months.

Taking to Twitter, Kejriwal said, "Had a meeting with the officials on vaccination drive in Delhi. Prepared a plan to vaccinate all above 18 years in the next 3 months. We will set up vaccination centres on a large scale. All eligible people must come forward to get vaccinated."

“Orders for three lakh vaccine doses have been placed already and orders for the rest of the doses will be placed as soon as possible. The officials intimated that the work for the order and procurement of the vaccine is in progress. The first lot of the vaccine doses will be received soon. Orders for 50 lakh vaccine doses are being placed,” the government said in a statement. Kejriwal said, "We will set up vaccination centres across Delhi on a large scale. This way, we will be able to vaccinate maximum people in a minimum amount of time. We need to plan this as soon as possible."

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