
An estimated one crore frontline health workers will receive the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine whenever it becomes available, with around 92 per cent of government hospitals and 55 per cent of private hospitals across all states and UTs providing data identifying the workers, official sources told news agency PTI. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with chief ministers and other representatives of states and union territories via video conferencing today to discuss the vaccine distribution strategy. States have been asked to accelerate the process of identifying frontline healthcare workers