Odisha government on Sunday announced free Covid vaccination for people aged 18-45 years.
Thestate government will beartheentire cost of vaccinations. For this 10.34 lakh doses of covaxin and 377.00 lakh doses of covishield have been ordered bythestate government. Rs 2000 cr will be invested to vaccinate around 2 crore people inthestate. From May 1 people above 18 would be vaccinated acrossthestate.
Addressingthepeople of Odisha, Patnaik appealed people to cooperate asthevirus is infecting thousands of people. He urged everyone to wear face masks, maintain social distancing, wash hand regularly and use hand sanitizer. He even requested everyone not to venture unnecessarily and stay home.
