Free Vaccines To Everyone Above 18 Years: Haryana Health Minister

"Haryana Govt has placed an order for 40 lacs Covishield Vaccine and 26 lacs for Covaxin Vaccine," Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said.

Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Monday said that the state government has placed an order for a total of 66 lakhs of COVID-19 vaccines. He also announced that the vaccines will be provided free of cost to citizens above the age of 18. In a tweet, he said, "Haryana Govt has placed an order for 40 lacs Covishield Vaccine and 26 lacs for Covaxin Vaccine. The vaccine will be provided free to everybody above 18 yrs of age in Haryana." Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday informed that about 1.1 crore people above the age of 18 years will be administered COVID-19 vaccination across the state from May 1 and an amount of Rs 880 crore would be spent on the vaccine administration, which would be borne by his government. Registration for the vaccination would start on April 28.