Women With Young Children To Get Vaccine On Priority In Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

At least two crore people have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in the state till now, Mamata Banerjee said.

Amid a warning that children might be infected during the possible third wave of coronavirus, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that priority would be given to inoculate women having children aged up to 12 years. She also said that the state would start inoculating at least four lakh people on an average daily from Thursday. "We are giving importance to the third wave. The second wave has increased the number of infections. We have decided to prioritise inoculating the mothers of children aged zero to 12 years old, so that the child does not get the infection from the mother," she said. At least two crore people have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in the state till now, Ms Banerjee said.