People gather at Nagpur health facility to take COVID-19 vaccine shot

Apr 01, 2021

Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], April 1 : A large number of people gathered at a COVID-19 vaccination facility at Indira Gandhi Hospital in Nagpur on Thursday and were seen waiting for their turn to get the vaccine dose.
The third phase of COVID-19 vaccination for all above 45 years begins from today.
The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan had on Tuesday announced that from April 1 all people above 45 years will be eligible for vaccination.
According to the Health Ministry, advance appointments for vaccination can be booked through http://cowin.gov.in, or one can visit their nearest vaccination centre after 3 pm and get on-site registration done.
According to the health ministry, a total of 6,51,17,896 vaccine doses have been given so far, said the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday.