Vaccination to open on All Days of April

Vaccination will be open on all days of April month at all public and private covid vaccination centres including gazette holidays, the centre wrote to all States and UTs and asked them to make necessary arrangements.

This step has been taken after detailed deliberations with the States/UTs on 31st March, 2021 to optimally utilize all COVID Vaccination Centres across the public and private sectors to ensure rapid increase in the pace and coverage of COVID vaccination. This decision is in line with the graded and pro-active approach employed by the Government of India along with the States/UTs for COVID-19 vaccination.

The Vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.

The Government had already decided to start COVID19 vaccination of all people above 45 years of age from 1^st April, 2021 based on the recommendation of National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration (NEGVAC).