The Union health ministry on Tuesday said that people can take the first and second dose of the coronavirus vaccine at different locations as well as change the dates of their inoculation schedule.
“When you schedule a reservation and take your first jab, the second jab is also scheduled automatically at the same place, where you took your first jab,” RS Sharma, the chairperson of Empowered Group on Covid-19 vaccination said at a press briefing. “…Now, in case you think you are not able to go to that place because of various reasons… you may change that also.”
He pointed out that the system will show only those locations that are administering the same vaccine given as the first dose. Sharma also said that 50 lakh people have so far registered for getting inoculated in the second phase of the vaccination process, which covers people of the age of 60 and those above 45 with comorbidities.
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