Gujarat suspends COVID-19 vaccination drive on Raksha Bandhan

Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said in a statement that the step to suspend vaccination drive is taken so the women health workers involved in the inoculation drive can celebrate Raksha Bandhan with their families. 

New Delhi: The Gujarat government has decided to suspend the COVID-19 vaccination drive on Sunday (August 22) on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. Raksha Bandhan is celebrated by Hindus, in which women tie rakhi on the wrists of their brothers.  Announcing the decision on Friday (August 20), Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, who also holds the health portfolio, said in a statement that the step is taken so the women health workers involved in the inoculation drive can celebrate Raksha Bandhan with their families, PTI reported.  Around 4.19 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to the eligible population till Thursday, out of which 3.77 lakh jabs were given on Thursday, as per official data.