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Punjab CM orders 70 percent doses to be used for co-morbid individuals

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Punjab CM orders 70 percent doses to be used for co-morbid individuals
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Punjab COVID-19 vaccination: As Punjab is getting an allocation of only 3.30 lakh vaccines for the 18+ category from the Serum Institute of India for the month of May, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday ordered 70 percent of the doses to be reserved for individuals with co-morbidities, and the remaining 30 percent to the high-risk category of employees and workers in this age group. Captain Amarinder Singh announced that within these groups, the district-wise allocation has also been prioritised based on population index, mortality, and density.
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Punjab COVID-19 vaccination: Captain Amarinder Singh ordered 70 percent of doses to be reserved for individuals with co-morbidities. Punjab expects 2 lakh doses to arrive on May 4 for COVID-19 vaccination of 45+ category. Of the 33,46,500 Covishield doses received so far, a total of 32910450 has already been utilised. Punjab COVID-19 vaccination: Captain Amarinder Singh ordered 70 percent of doses to be reserved for individuals with co-morbidities. In the 18-44 age group, for the month of May, the maximum allocation of 50 percent has been prioritised for Group A of the most affected districts of SAS Nagar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Bathinda, and Patiala. Another 30 percent has been reserved for the Group B districts of Hoshiarpur, Pathankot, SBS Nagar, Faridkot, Kapurthala, and Gurdaspur, while 20 percent will be utilised in the other districts that have the least cases at present. The allocation has been made proportionate to the population of major urban areas of Zones A and B, while for Zone C, an equal distribution of doses across has been allocated for each district. Click here to follow PTC News on Twitter -PTC News-
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