Noida likely to vax 18+ from Monday

NOIDA: Gautam Budh Nagar district will start vaccination for the 18-44 age group at government medical facilities from Monday. While no private hospitals will be allowed to administer the dose, a detailed plan for the process will be announced by the health department on Sunday.
The health department will facilitate the process at government centres on Monday and vaccinations will take off properly from Tuesday. However, residents in this age group who have started registering themselves for the jab, are yet to get slots.
Neeraj Tyagi, in-charge of vaccination in GB Nagar, said that the health department held a special meeting on Saturday to plan out the next phase. “The process is the same, people will have to get themselves registered on the government website and they will be given a slot. All minute details for this next phase will be made public by Sunday. The arrangements will be completed by Monday and the centres will be made functional,” he said, adding that vaccines will only be available at 32 government medical facilities across the district.
The district is one of the worst affected with a Covid toll of 307 and around 1,000 cases daily on an average.