Government aims at vaccinating 30 crore people in the next few months: PM Modi in his interaction with State CMs

PM Modi interacted with the state’s CMs on January 11, 2021, via video conferencing. During the interaction with the Chief Ministers, the situation of COVID-19 in the country and vaccination rollout was also discussed.

India is all set to start a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive on January 16. The Drugs Controller General of India had earlier granted the emergency use authorization for two COVID-19 vaccines COVAXIN and Covishield as both of them established immunogenicity and safety during their clinical trials.

On January 9, PM Modi had also chaired a high-level meeting for reviewing the situation of COVID-19 in the country. He had also discussed the preparedness of states and UTs for the nationwide vaccination.

#WATCH live via ANI: PM Modi interacts with CMs of all states via video conferencing. #COVID19 https://t.co/xyts3FO26b

— ANI (@ANI) January 11, 2021

PM Modi interacted with State CMs:

• While talking about the situation of Coronavirus in the country, PM Modi mentioned that he is satisfied that everyone worked together during the COVID-19 crisis and quick decisions were taken with full sensitivity. He added that due to these efforts, Coronavirus has not spread in India on a scale on which it spread anywhere else in the world. 

I'm satisfied that we worked together by standing united in COVID crisis, quick decisions were taken with full sensitivity. As a result, COVID has not spread in India on the scale, on which it spread anywhere else in the world: PM Modi interacts with CMs of all states#COVID19 pic.twitter.com/mt5Hr2mcDx

— ANI (@ANI) January 11, 2021

• As India is all set to start the world's largest vaccination drive from January 16, 2021, two Made in India vaccines have been given emergency use approval.

From 16th January we are starting the world's largest vaccination program. Two 'Made in India' vaccines have been given emergency use approval: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on meeting with CMs on COVID19 vaccine roll-out pic.twitter.com/jS59MXd11M

— ANI (@ANI) January 11, 2021

• PM Modi informed that the health workers- government and private- will be vaccinated first. Other frontline workers, sanitation workers, police, defence forces, and paramilitary forces will also be vaccinated in the first phase.

Health workers - govt as well as private - will be vaccinated first of all. Sanitation workers, other frontline workers, defence forces, Police and other paramilitary forces will also be vaccinated in the first phase: PM Modi interacts with CMs of all states#COVID19 pic.twitter.com/fRppKqMuRh

— ANI (@ANI) January 11, 2021

• He added that in the first phase of vaccination, around 3 crore healthcare and frontline workers will be vaccinated. In the second phase, those above 50 years of age and under 50 with co-morbidities will be vaccinated. 

Around 3 crore healthcare workers and frontline workers will be vaccinated in the first phase of vaccination. In the 2nd phase, those above 50 years and those under 50 years with co-morbid conditions will be vaccinated: PM Modi pic.twitter.com/SP7Zv2YcgV

— ANI (@ANI) January 11, 2021

• The government aims at vaccinating 30 crore people in the next few months.

We aim to vaccinate 30 crore people in the next few months: Prime Minister Narendra Modi https://t.co/xEY5QSIMCZ

— ANI (@ANI) January 11, 2021

• While talking about the expenses of vaccination, PM Modi mentioned that if one looks at the healthcare and frontline workers across all the states, it stands at around 3 crores. He added that the government has decided that the state governments will not have to bear the expenses of vaccination of these 3 crore people in the first phase. The Indian government will bear the expenses. 

If you look at the number of health & frontline workers across all states, it stands at around 3 crores. It has been decided that state govts will not have to bear the expenses of vaccination of these 3 crore people in the first phase. Govt of India will bear these expenses: PM pic.twitter.com/5Nx4JQ7zVj

— ANI (@ANI) January 11, 2021

Key details of COVID-19 vaccination drive:

•  During the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, priority will be provided to the frontline and healthcare workers whose numbers are estimated to be around 3 crores.

•  Next on the priority will be those who are above 50 years and the under-50 population who have been suffering from any form of co-morbidities.

•  The Co-WIN vaccine delivery management system will be used during a nationwide drive. It will provide real-time information of vaccine stocks and their storage temperature. It will also assist in the individualized tracking of COVID-19 beneficiaries.

•  More than 2 lakh vaccinators, 61,000 programme managers and 3.7 lakh other vaccination team members have already been trained for the largest vaccination drive.

•  Three phases of COVID-19 vaccine dry run have also been conducted in the country.