PM Narendra Modi To Hold Virtual Meeting With All CMs Today Ahead Of COVID Vaccine Rollout

PM Narendra Modi To Hold Virtual Meeting With All CMs Today Ahead Of COVID Vaccine Rollout

New Delhi: Today on Monday PM Modi will attend a meeting with the chief ministers of all states regarding COVID vaccination against the coronavirus.

This will be PM Modi's first meeting with the Chief Ministers after two vaccines - Bharat Biotech's Covaxin and Pune based-Serum Institute of India's Covishield - were cleared for emergency use by the drug regulator DCGI last week.

On Saturday, the Prime Minister tweeted: "On 16th January, India takes a landmark step forward in fighting COVID-19. Starting that day, India's nation-wide vaccination drive begins. Priority will be given to our brave doctors, healthcare workers, frontline workers including Safai Karamcharis."

On 16th January, India takes a landmark step forward in fighting COVID-19. Starting that day, India’s nation-wide vaccination drive begins. Priority will be given to our brave doctors, healthcare workers, frontline workers including Safai Karamcharis. https://t.co/P5Arw64wVt

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 9, 2021

There were 3 dry run held, including two countrywide dry runs, to test the delivery system. CoWIN (Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network) app will be used by the centre to manage the vaccination drive criteria.

CoWIN will track the individual vaccine authorisation, more than 79 lakh of people have been registered on the platform. Priority will be given to 1 crore healthcare workers to be vaccinated first and by 2 crore frontline workers, like policemen and ITBP personnel. Twenty-seven crore people, above 50 years of age, and those with co-morbidities, will be next on the list.