Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine today at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi. The vaccine was administered to the prime minister as part of the program to inoculate a massive chunk of the population aged above 60 and above 45 with comorbidities. (Image: IANS)
The prime minister took to Twitter to inform people about him receiving the first dose of the vaccine. (Image: Official source)
The vaccination drive aims to reach around 27 crore people who are on the priority list behind healthcare and frontline workers. (Image: Official source)
Private hospitals can charge Rs 150 for vaccines and Rs 100 for service charges as fixed by the central government, whereas it will be free of cost in government facilities. (Image: Official source)
Around 10,000 hospitals empanelled under Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY and 687 hospitals under CGHS can be used by states as vaccination centres (CVCs). (Text: IANS/ Image: Official source)