The news about Covid 19 and the vaccination for the deadly coronavirus is getting updated every minute, the government of India has recently said that getting inoculated is voluntary, means that citizens can choose to not get the doses. However, the Union Health Ministry added that it is important to complete the entire dose, the past experience with the fatal disease, notwithstanding.
It assure the citizens that the vaccine that will be eventually approved will be efficient. "It is absolutely on a voluntary basis even for the population group. However, the government is ensuring that whatever choice people make is informed, which is why a lot of effort is being directed toward awareness generation," a senior person in the ministry said. "The government of India is geared to launch a vaccine for COVID-19 soon," the Ministry of Health said in a statement and is expecting a mammoth shipment to vaccinate 1.35 billion population over a period of one year.
The ministry also revealed that states have been asked to prepare for the massive program and be ready for any vaccination-related complications experienced after the intake. The ministry informed after registration through the CO-Win application eligible beneficiaries will get a message, containing details of the health facility where they will be inoculated and timings, on their registered mobile numbers to avoid inconvenience.
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