Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath-led government on Tuesday (May 4, 2021) announced to provide free COVID-19 vaccines to journalists and their families. The cabinet meeting chaired by CM Yogi Adityanath also decided that a separate vaccination centre will be set for journalists. The state government also announced to set up COVID-19 vaccination centres inside media houses.
Earlier several states like Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Odisha and others have declared journalists as frontline warriors and decided to give priority in the vaccination drive.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh yesterday announced that all accredited and yellow card journalists in the state will be included in the list of frontline warriors in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Besides, the government has directed that family members (18+) of journalists should also be given vaccine against Covid-19 for free of cost after following all Covid-19 protocols.
All necessary steps should be taken to ensure the safety of media professionals and their family members during the exercise.