Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Sunday said that the State Government will start the third phase of Covid-19 vaccine roll out on March 1.

He said that the state Health Department has successfully completed the first and second phases of Covid-19 vaccine roll out and now, the population above 60 years of age and those with co-morbidities falling within the age group of 45 years to 60 years will be administered the vaccine in the third phase.

Vij said that the vaccine will be administered free of cost at Government Hospitals and will be administered at a cost of Rs 250 at government empanelled private hospitals.

Divulging details regarding the phase three of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Rajeev Arora said that there are two beneficiaries who will be administered the vaccine in the phase three. First are those who are above 60 years of age and second are between the age group of 45 years to 60 years with co-morbidities. For those with co-morbidities they have to get a certificate regarding the co-morbidity from a government or private registered medical practitioner in order to get the vaccine administered, he added.

Arora said that the beneficiary can go to any government-run COVID vaccine centre and get the vaccine administered free of cost or can register themselves on the CoWIN portal or Aarogya Setu App.

On the online registration for the vaccine, Arora said that the beneficiary can specify the date, time and vaccination centre where he will like to get the vaccine administered and then visit it on the specified date. The beneficiary should carry any photo-id card, Aadhar card, Voter id card, PAN Card or Driving License, alongwith registration of comorbidity.

National Health Mission, Haryana, Mission Director, Prabhjot Singh said that the list of 382 empanelled private hospitals under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, Ayushman Bharat Scheme or State Government insurance scheme hospitals is available on the CoWIN portal and the beneficiary can select the vaccination centre while registration.

Chd to launch third phase of vaccine drive at govt hospitals and five private hospitals

The Chandigarh Administration would be conducting the COVID-19 vaccination drive in third phase at 13 sites in government health care facilities and five private hospitals.More centres for vaccination will be added in the list in the next couple of days, said Dr Amandeep Kang, Director Health Services, Chandigarh.

The private hospitals to be made operational on day one of the drive on Monday include Santokh Hospital Sector 38, Chaitanya Hospital Sector 44, Healing Hospital and Institute of Paramedical Sciences Sector 34, Landmark Hospital Sector 38 and Dharam Hospital Sector 15, Dr Kang said.