COVID-19: People can now get vaccinated 24×7 as govt removes time constraint

In a bid to speed up the pace of the coronavirus vaccination drive, the Centre has lifted the time restriction on receiving COVID-19 vaccine jabs. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday announced that citizens will now be able to take vaccines round the clock as per their convenience.

He emphasized that Prime Minister Narendra Modi understands the health of citizens of the country as well as the value of their time. Vardhan and his wife took the vaccine shot at Delhi Heart and Lung Institute on Tuesday. The minister’s wife, Nutan Goel, first took the jab after which Vardhan received the vaccine shot. They paid Rs 250 each for the vaccine jab.

The minister took to the microblogging website Twitter and said: “The government has lifted the time restriction to increase the speed of vaccination. People can now get vaccinated 24×7 according to their convenience. Prime Minister Narendra Modi understands the value of health as well as the time of citizens”. Dna