Covid 19 Vaccination ALERT! People above and below 45 years will get same treatment for vaccination from June 21: PM Modi

Amid reported shortage of vaccination slots for those above 18 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that people below 45 years of age will get the same treatment for vaccination as for people above 45 years of age from June 21.

"People below 45 years of age will get the same treatment for vaccination as for people above 45 years of age from June 21st: Prime Minister Narendra Modi," ANI tweeted.

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PM Modi was speaking at the launch of six customized Crash Course programme for Covid-19 frontline workers via video conferencing under the Skill India scheme on Friday.

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches six customized crash course programme for COVID19 frontline workers under Skill India via video conferencing," ANI tweeted.

People below 45 years of age will get the same treatment for vaccination as for people above 45 years of age from June 21st: Prime Minister Narendra Modi#COVID19 pic.twitter.com/rXOp8KlwVY

— ANI (@ANI) June 18, 2021

The Prime Minister added that the government is working towards preparing 1 lakh frontline workers in the country.

While talking about the Customized Crash Course programme, according to the Prime Minister's office, under the Customized Crash Course programme, the government will start 111 training centres spread over 26 states.

The programme will create skilled non-medical healthcare workers to fill the present and future needs of manpower in the health sector.

The programme has been designed as a special programme under the Central Component of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 3.0, with total financial outlay of Rs 276 crore, the PMO said.

As per the information, the training will be imparted to Covid warriors in six customised job roles namely Home Care Support, Basic Care Support, Advanced Care Support, Emergency Care Support, Sample Collection Support, and Medical Equipment Support.

Union Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Mahendra Nath Pandey and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan were also present on the occasion.