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Covid-19 vaccination for people above 60 yrs & aged b/w 45-60 yrs having co-morbidities: Balbir Sidhu

Covid-19 vaccination for people above 60 yrs & aged b/w 45-60 yrs having co-morbidities: Balbir Sidhu
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Chandigarh, Feb 26 (UNI) With the prioritization as guided by the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 (NEGVAC), the next phase of vaccination is due for citizens of age appropriate categories, including initially the people above 60 years of age and those aged from 45 years to 60 years and having co-morbidities.
Stating this here on Friday, Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said all such citizens who are aged, or will attain the age of 45 years to 59 years as on January 1, 2022, and have any of the specified co-morbidities, which have been recommended by NEGVAC and approved by Union Government from time to time, subject to certification to that effect by a Registered Medical Practitioner.
Mr Sidhu said to augment and simplify the process of registration for vaccination, the MoHFW is coming with COWIN 2.0, based on the feedback received during the implementation of Phase-1 of Covid-19 vaccination drive. He said citizens will be able to register and book an appointment for vaccination using the COWIN 2.0 portal or through other IT applications such as ArogyaSetu etc.

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