: Coronavirus: Walk-in vaccination for 18 to 45 age group not allowed, says Centre #IndiaNEWS The Centre on Sunday said it was mandatory for those between 18 and 45 years to register themselves on the

Coronavirus: Walk-in vaccination for 18 to 45 age group not allowed, says Centre #IndiaNEWS
The Centre on Sunday said it was mandatory for those between 18 and 45 years to register themselves on the government’s Co-WIN portal or the Aarogya Setu app from April 28 for vaccination against the coronavirus, ANI reported. There will be no facility for walk-in registrations for beneficiaries in this age group.On Monday, the Narendra Modi government announced a number of changes to India’s coronavirus vaccination drive, including making every adult eligible to get a shot starting May 1. At present, only those over 45 and frontline workers are being vaccinated against the disease. Under the new rules, the Centre will automatically receive only 50% of vaccines produced by manufacturers. It will allocate these to the states under a new set of criteria, including the number of active cases of the infection, wastage of vaccines among others. The remaining 50% can be acquired by the states directly or by private hospitals and industrial establishments, at a price.In a letter to all states and Union Territories, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that each private vaccination centre must declare the vaccine type, the stocks and the price they will charge for inoculation for beneficiaries to make an informed choice while booking an appointment.Appropriate changes were being done in the facility registration module...Read more

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