Supreme Court judges will be administered coronavirus vaccines, starting from Tuesday, NDTV reported on Monday. Families of the judges and those who have retired as judges of the Supreme Court will also be eligible for inoculation. However, the judges will not have the option of choosing the vaccine they want – Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin or Serum Institute of India’s Covishield, the health ministry said, according to ANI.
“It will be entirely through Co-Win System,” the ministry said. This came after initial reports said the judges will get the option to select which vaccine they want to be administered.
The Supreme Court registry has arranged a vaccination facility at the annexe building of the court, according to Bar and Bench, while the judges and their families will also have the option to get the shot in any of the government-listed hospitals.
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