Delhiites to get free Covid jabs in 3rd phase

New Delhi, March 7 : The Delhi government is working on a budgetary allocation where vaccination against Covid-19 will be provided free of cost to city residents at Delhi government-run public hospitals, sources said.
The special allocation for vaccination would be presented by the government in Budget 2021-22 in the Assembly which will be in session Monday onwards.
“The government is expected to allocate funds for free vaccines to all people in the third phase of vaccination at its hospitals in Delhi,” said a government source.
“It will be (free) for those who would fall under the next phase of Covid immunisation drive,” the source added.
However, there is no clarity on the amount the government may keep aside for this special allocation.
The vaccination is currently provided free of cost at government facilities across the country to healthcare workers, frontline workers and those prioritised according to age and underlying medical conditions.