Amid the massive spike in coronavirus cases, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced that his government will provide free COVID-19 vaccines to everyone above the age of 18 years in the national capital.
Noting that children below 18 years of age are also getting infected, Kejriwal said that age restriction on the inoculation drive should be completely removed if “vaccines are safe and effective”. He, however, said that new vaccines will be developed soon if current one are not safe for children. “Today we have given the approval for the purchase of 1.34 crore vaccines. We will make an effort to ensure that it is purchased soon and administered at the earliest to people,” Kejriwal said at a virtual press conference.
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