NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said his government would provide free vaccine against Covid to all Delhi residents, if the Centre fails to do so.
The chief minister said this while visiting the family of a doctor who had succumbed to Covid. Stating that there are many people who are not able to afford the vaccine, Kejriwal said it should be given free to all.
During a recent meeting with chief ministers regarding the preparation for vaccine rollout, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said the central government would bear the cost of vaccination to healthcare workers.
“I had appealed to the Centre to provide free vaccine to all the people of the country. If required and if the Centre doesn’t do it, the Delhi government would provide free vaccine to all the residents of Delhi,” said Kejriwal.
He also appealed to people to not spread misinformation about the Covid vaccines.
“I believe the central government along with scientists has followed all protocols and safeguards before bringing out this vaccine. There should be no doubt regarding it,” said Kejriwal.
The chief minister met the family of doctor Hitesh Gupta and handed over a cheque of Rs 1 crore as financial assistance.
Gupta succumbed to the deadly disease in November last year. Earlier, during the first dry run of vaccination conducted in the national capital, Health Minister Satyendar Jain had said the vaccine would be provided free of cost to the people of Delhi.
Meanwhile, all district magistrates in the national capital have been briefed about the procedure to be followed for one of the most important vaccination drive of the century which is to commence on January 16.
Government sources said, in Delhi on the launch day, vaccination will be carried out at 75 locations against the earlier proposal for 89 centres.
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