CMs of Delhi, Maharashtra, Rajasthan request Centre to relax age bar for vaccination to combat Covid-19 spread

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday requested the Centre to relax the age bar for getting vaccinated.

Chief ministers of three states -- Delhi, Maharashtra and Rajasthan -- on Monday appealed to the Centre to lower or remove the age bar for the Covid-19 vaccination. These three states have been reporting an exponential increase in Covid-19 cases from the past few months. #Unite2FightCoronaIndia’s total Active Caseload reached 7,41,830 today; comprises 5.89% of the total Positive Cases.A net incline of 50,233 cases recorded from the total active caseload in the last 24 hours.The trajectory of active cases in India. pic.twitter.com/u4wD6fyiNa Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to relax the age criterion for getting inoculated. In his letter, Uddhav Thackeray requested PM Modi to allow people above 25 years of age to receive Covid-19 shots, saying that it will protect young people from the rapid spread of coronavirus at a time when they are stepping outside their homes to earn a livelihood.