Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that COVID-19 vaccine will be available in the state around Makar Sankranti (January 14).
CM Adityanath, while speaking at the stone-laying ceremony of the multi-storey lawyers building at Gorakhpur, said: Dry run of COVID-19 vaccination is underway. On 5th January, a dry run will be conducted across the state. I am confident that we will be able to bring vaccine around ‘Makar Sankranti’ and successfully defeat coronavirus.
He added: ?While developed countries such as America, Britain, and others are still battling the COVID-19 pandemic, India along with UP has overcome it under the leadership of Modiji.
CM Adityanath stated that two months ago, there were 68,000 active COVID-19 cases in UP and at present, the number stood at 13,000 cases. He added that while the recovery rate in the state was at 97%, the death rate was even lesser than 1%.
Commenting on the migrant-workers crisis, CM Adityanath said, Over 40 lakh migrant workers have now returned to UP. We made all the necessary arrangements such as food, daily needs and providing employment to the workers near their home.
Regarding COVID-19 vaccination drive in UP, CM Yogi assured people by saying that the vaccination drive would be conducted in three-phases, under which, healthcare staff and frontline workers would be given first priority.
We have trained nearly 70,000 vaccinators, who would operate at over 35,000 centres. Around 8.5 lakh people will be vaccinated in first phase and 15 lakh in second phase, he added.