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India is all set to begin the second phase of vaccinations against the novel coronavirus from 1 March, with people above 60 years of age and those above 45 with comorbidities eligible to get the jabs.
Making the announcement on Wednesday, 24 February, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said that vaccination will also be carried out in private centres in the second phase.
Here’s what we know till now.
Who is eligible to get the vaccine in second phase?
What are the comorbidities which will make those above 45 eligible?
As per a Times of India report the following co-morbidities to receive the vaccine on priority are:
Will the vaccination be free of cost?
No. Only those inoculations in government vaccine centres will be free. Those who want to get vaccinated at private centres will have to pay.
How much will I need to pay, if I want to get vaccinated at a private centre?
The Centre has fixed the price of COVID-19 vaccine at Rs 250 per dose.
How many centres will carry out inoculations in the second phase?
The inoculations will be carried out in 10,000 government and over 20,000 private vaccination centres.
How many vaccine doses have been administered in India?
According to the Union health ministry, more than 1,21,65,598 vaccine doses have been administered to health and frontline workers so far, who were the first ones to get access to the vaccines.
What are the vaccines that will be available for public?
India’s top drug regulator has given approval to only two vaccines – Bharat Biotech's 'Covaxin' and Serum Institute of India's 'Covishield'. This will be made available to public in the private centres as well.
Who is not eligible to get COVID-19 vaccine?
Who can temporarily not get COVID-19 vaccines?
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