Over 50 lakh healthcare, frontline workers, citizens aged 60 years or above received ‘Precaution Dose’: Mandaviya

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said over 50 lakh healthcare and frontline workers and citizens aged 60 years or above have received ‘Precaution Dose’ since January 10.

Taking to Twitter, the Union minister wrote “Another Day, Another Milestone over 50 lakh healthcare and frontline workers and citizens aged 60 years or above have received Precaution Dose, since 10th January.”

“I request all those who are eligible to get their Precaution Dose at the earliest,” he said in a tweet.

Another Day, Another Milestone 💉

Over 5️⃣0️⃣ lakh healthcare & frontline workers & citizens aged 60 years or above have received Precaution Dose, since 10th January.

I request all those who are eligible to get their Precaution Dose at the earliest.#SabkoVaccineMuftVaccine pic.twitter.com/XI2pWTrRWM

— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) January 18, 2022

In his address to the nation on December 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that the precautionary doses of vaccine will be started for healthcare, frontline workers and citizens above 60 years with co-morbidities starting January 10, 2022.

दंग रह जाता हूँ, जब भी ऐसी तस्वीरें देखता हूँ,

काम के प्रति ऐसी निष्ठा देखकर, सोच में पड़ जाता हूँ।

ये सुनिश्चित करने लग जाता हूँ कि मेरी ओर से कोई कमी न रह जाए,

मेरे इन्हीं स्वास्थ्यकर्मियों का उत्साह और जोश ही मेरी ऊर्जा है। pic.twitter.com/DtnUH3F97r

— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) January 18, 2022