People can get vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19 24×7: Vardhan

The authorities has lifted the time restriction on receiving COVID-19 vaccine jabs in order to extend the tempo of immunisation, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan mentioned on Wednesday.
People can now get vaccinated round the clock in keeping with their comfort, he mentioned in a tweet, including that Prime Minister Narendra Modi values the well being in addition to the time of the residents of the nation.

“The government has lifted the time restriction to increase the speed of vaccination. People can now get vaccinated 24×7 according to their convenience. Prime Minister Narendra Modi understands the value of health as well as the time of citizens,” Vardhan tweeted in Hindi.
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan instructed a press convention on Tuesday that the timeline of vaccinating the beneficiaries from 9 am to five pm has been completed away with and it’s as much as the hospitals to resolve whether or not they wish to proceed administering the vaccines even after that.
“Co-WIN 2.0 does not provide 9 am-5 pm vaccination sessions. It has done away with that timeline. If a hospital has the capacity, the system permits it to do vaccination even after 5 pm in consultation with the state government. This has been briefed both to the state governments as well as the private and government hospitals,” he mentioned.
The second dose of the vaccine in opposition to COVID-19 began being administered from February 13 for many who have accomplished 28 days for the reason that receipt of the primary dose. The vaccination of frontline employees (FLWs) began on February 2.

The subsequent part of the COVID-19 vaccination commenced from March 1 for folks over 60 years of age and people aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid situations.
More than 1.56 crore (1,56,20,749) vaccine doses had been administered within the nation by way of 3,12,188 classes, in keeping with a provisional report until Wednesday 7 am.

The beneficiaries embody 67,42,187 healthcare employees (first dose), 27,13,144 HCWs (second dose), 55,70,230 FLWs (first dose), 834 FLWs (second dose), 71,896 beneficiaries aged greater than 45 years with particular co-morbidities (first dose) and 5,22,458 beneficiaries aged above 60 years.