As part of the nationwide Covid vaccination programme, Chhattisgarh will begin vaccinating people above 60 years from March 1, the Health Department said on Saturday.
Also, people between 45 and 59 years with certain diseases can get vaccine shots, a press release said.
This followed a high-level meeting held on Friday in which Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan took part.
In the meeting, features of the digital platform co-vin 2.0 were explained.
In this round of vaccination, health and frontline workers who have been left out will be also vaccinated. Private hospitals will be also identified as vaccination centres.
Vaccination will be free in government hospitals while a fee will be charge in private hospitals.
