'Healthcare and frontline workers, elderly will be vaccinated first': PM Modi
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'Healthcare and frontline workers, elderly will be vaccinated first': PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the world is keeping a close watch on the cheapest and safest Covid-19 vaccine and hence they are looking at India.
PM Modi said that healthcare workers, frontline workers and elderly people will be vaccinated on priority.
He was addressing an all-party meet to discuss Covid situation in the country.
Last week, PM Modi had visited Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Pune to review vaccine development.
India's novel coronavirus tally on Friday, December 4 went over 9.5 million.
Around 36,595 fresh cases and 540 deaths were added in the last 24 hours.
Tally includes 416,082 active cases, more than 9 million recoveries and 139,188 deaths.