New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has written to all states and UTs highlighting the need to significantly enhance the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations, noting that a large number of healthcare and frontline workers still remain to be covered.
In a letter addressed to chief secretaries of all states and UTs, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said the number of days of vaccination in a week should also be increased to a minimum of four days per week at the earliest to speed up the process of vaccination and gear up system to take up the vaccination of the 50+ population.
While some states are carrying out vaccination twice a week some others are carrying out four or more than four times a week.
Adequate provisions have been made in the Co-WIN software to support such expansion of services, he said.
The letter dated February 19 stated a large number of healthcare and frontline workers still remain to be covered and the progress is variable across several states…
