Union Health Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan said that COVID-19 vaccine will be free of cost not only in Delhi but across the country.
Taking to his Twitter Harsh Vardhan said, "In 1st phase of #COVID19Vaccination free #vaccine shall be provided across the nation to most prioritised beneficiaries that incl 1 crore healthcare & 2 crore frontline workers Details of how further 27 cr priority beneficiaries are to be vaccinated until July are being finalised."
India has geared up for the COVID-19 vaccination mock drill and dry run which will be conducted by all the states and UT governments from Saturday, January 2.
1 crore healthcare and 2 crore frontline workers will be given priority for COVID vaccine. Dr.Vardhan had also said that the vaccination of further 27 crore beneficiaries until July 2021 have been finalised.
He also requested people not to pay attention to anti-vaccine rumours and confirmed that the vaccination will be free across India.
"I appeal to people not to pay heed to rumours. Ensuring safety and efficacy of vaccine is our priority. Different kinds of rumours were spread during polio immunisation but people took the vaccine and India is now polio-free", Dr, Harsha Vardhan said while speaking to ANI.
