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Will provide Covid-19 vaccine free to people of Delhi if Centre fails to do so: Kejriwal
YB WEB DESK. Dated: 1/14/2021 12:19:38 PM
New Delhi, Jan 13 Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday that his government will provide coronavirus vaccine free to the people of the national capital if the Centre fails to do so. According to the news agency PTI, Arvind Kejriwal said that he has already appealed to the Centre for ensuring free vaccination in the country since there are many people who may not afford the life-saving shot. "We will see what the Centre does. If need be and the Centre does not provide the vaccine free of cost, we will make it available free of cost for the people of Delhi," Arvind Kejriwal was quoted as saying. Appealing to people for not spreading rumours about the vaccine, Arvind Kejriwal said, "I understand that the Centre and our scientists have brought the vaccine following all the protocols and safeguards. So, there should not be any doubt and people should come forward for vaccination." Arvnd Kejriwal said that the coronavirus vaccine will be given first to healthcare and frontline workers, and he expressed hope it will provide relief to the people from the virus and the pain they suffered over the last one year. The vaccination drive will begin in Delhi from Saturday at 89 centres. On Tuesday, India took the first big step in its lead up to the massive Covid vaccination drive scheduled for January 16 as the Serum Institute dispatched 100s of vials of the Covishield vaccine. 56 lakh doses of the Covid vaccine were flown to 13 cities across India from Pune and taken to designated national and statelevel stores amid tight security on Tuesday. A day after Serum Institute of India's 'Covishield' was transported from Pune to different cities, a consignment of Bharat Biotech rolled out its 'Covaxin' from Hyderabad ahead of the coronavirus vaccination drive in India.