Sanitation worker to be 1st to get vaccine in MP
January 14, 2021  20:02
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The first dose of COVID-19 vaccine is likely to be given to a cleanliness worker in Madhya Pradesh on January 16 as a mark of respect for services rendered by sanitation workers during the pandemic, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan indicated on Thursday.

Chouhan described the COVID-19 vaccine as a 'sanjeevni buti' (life-saving drug).

The nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive will begin at 9 am on January 16 and healthcare professionals and frontline workers will be covered in the first phase.

Attempts are being made to give the first dose of vaccine to a cleanliness worker as a mark of respect for services they have rendered to people during the coronavirus crisis, Chouhan said.

In the first phase, nearly 4.24 lakh vaccine doses will be administered to healthcare workers who have played a major role in saving the lives of people, he said.

-- PTI
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