Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], November 24 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Tuesday said that when available, the COVID-19 vaccine would be distributed in four stages, beginning with frontline health workers.
Speaking at a press conference here, Rupani said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi made it clear that in the following stages, police personnel, sanitation workers and other agency workers would be vaccinated.
“Today, the PM talked about the distribution of the COVID vaccine and is really worried about the people of our country. The vaccine will be distributed in four steps. It will first be distributed to frontline health workers like doctors, nurses,” he said.
“In the second step, we will distribute it to the other workers like police officers, sanitation workers and other agency workers. In the third step, we will distribute it to the people over the age of 50, and in the fourth step, seriously ill people will get it,” Rupani added.
This comes after the Prime Minister spoke to several Chief Ministers over the deteriorating pandemic situation in their states earlier in the day.
“The government is keeping a close track of vaccine development. We are in touch with Indian vaccine developers and manufacturers. We are also in touch with global regulators, governments of other countries, multinational organisations, and international companies. It is not certain whether there will be one, two, or three doses,” PM Modi had said at the meeting.
As per the Union Health Ministry, there are currently 13,836 active COVID-19 cases in Gujarat.
So far, 1,81,187 recoveries and 3,876 deaths have been reported from the state.
Meanwhile, India reported 37,975 new COVID-19 infections and 480 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The total cases in the country now stands at 91,77,841 including 86,04,955 recoveries and 4,38,667 active cases. With 480 new deaths, the cumulative toll reached 1,34,218. (ANI)
Odisha is fully prepared for vaccine distribution whenever it arrives: CM Naveen Patnaik
Odisha is fully prepared with a system in place for vaccine distribution whenever it is available, with a priority for frontline health workers, people above 50 years of age and with comorbidities, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at a virtual meet of chief ministers with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.
“Attended a virtual meet of CMs with PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji on the status & preparedness of COVID-19 response. Odisha is fully prepared with a system in place for vaccine distribution when it is available with a focus on frontline health workers, people above 50 years and comorbidity,” Naveen Patnaik tweeted.
The Odisha CM warned people to remain cautious and practise social distancing even after the vaccine is made available.
“Though we have prepared for the seamless vaccination programme to save every life on a priority basis, we can’t lower our guard, even if when the vaccine is available, as the duration efficacy of the vaccine against Covid-19 virus is still unknown,” the CM wrote further.
“Masks are still the best vaccine we have against the COVID-19 pandemic and we need to ensure that we all continue to wear masks, practice social distancing and hygiene to protect ourselves against COVID-19. Let’s resolve not to take the virus lightly,” he added.
The Prime Minister was speaking to the chief ministers over the deteriorating pandemic situation in their states at a virtual meeting.
PM Modi advised the states to ‘establish cold storage facilities for COVID-19 vaccine‘ beforehand and suggested them to prepare and send a plan for its distribution to the centre.
“I urge states to send detailed plans soon on how they plan to take the vaccine to the lowest levels. It will help us in making decisions as your (state) experiences are valuable. I hope for your pro-active participation. There should not be any room for carelessness during vaccine distribution,” PM Modi said. (ANI)
Ready to work with Centre for speedy vaccination: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], November 24 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the state government was ready to work with the central government to ensure speedy vaccination for everyone.
“The state government was ready to work with the Central government and all other stakeholders to ensure speedy and universal vaccination for everyone as soon it is available,” Banerjee said.
This comes after the Prime Minister spoke to several Chief Ministers over the deteriorating pandemic situation in their states earlier in the day.
“The government is keeping a close track of vaccine development. We are in touch with Indian vaccine developers and manufacturers. We are also in touch with global regulators, governments of other countries, multinational organisations and international companies. It is not certain whether there will be one, two or three doses,” PM Modi had said at the meeting.
As many as 3,557 new COVID-19 cases and 47 deaths were reported in West Bengal on Monday, the state health ministry informed.
The total cases in the state stand at 4,59,918, including 25,030 active cases, 4,26,816 discharges, and 8,072 deaths.
Meanwhile, India reported 37,975 new COVID-19 infections and 480 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The total cases in the country now stands at 91,77,841 including 86,04,955 recoveries and 4,38,667 active cases. With 480 new deaths, the cumulative toll reached 1,34,218. (ANI)
