Coronavirus | Accelerate pace of vaccination, directs Health Ministry

Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to the Chief Secretaries of all States/UTs, asking them to accelerate the pace of COVID-19 vaccination with the number of days of vaccination in a week pushed up to a minimum of four days. Stating that there was a need to significantly enhance the pace of vaccination Mr. Bhushan said, “A large number of healthcare and frontline workers still remain to be covered and the progress is variable across several states/UTs. The pace of vaccination needs to be accelerated exponentially to cover all identified beneficiaries in minimum possible time.’’