Kolkatta, 10/1 (AO Bureau ): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee has made a big announcement regarding the Corona vaccine. She has said that the corona vaccine will be given to people in her state for free. The government is making arrangements for this at all levels. Coronavirus vaccination will start from January 16 across the country. In the initial stages of vaccination, first health workers, frontline workers will be given priority. According to an estimate, these numbers are about 3 crores.
Mamta’s decision is considered to be very important before the assembly elections this year in Bengal. Mamta Banerjee has also issued a government order regarding the decision to give the vaccine free. Let us know that along with Bengal, dry runs are being done all over the country these days for the vaccine.
3 crore people get the free vaccine
Last week, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan had said that 3 crore front liners will get this vaccine for free. The picture is not clear at present about whether the rest of the country will have to pay for it or not. It is being said that the state government will decide whether it will give vaccines to its people for free or money will be taken for it.