Corona Vaccine / Sputnik V vaccine soon available at government Vaccination centres for free like polio vaccines

New Delhi: Two indigenous vaccines are currently being used in the war against Corona in India, Covishield and Covaxin. Meanwhile, Russian vaccine Sputnik (Sputnik V) is also being installed in private hospitals for a fee. But now soon people will be given free Sputnik vaccine even in government hospitals.

free sputnik vaccine

According to the news of the Times of India, Sputnik is about to become the third corona vaccine to be given for free. NK Arora, chairman of the government's Corona Working Group, said that soon preparations are being made to give free Sputnik vaccine to the people at the Government Vaccination Center.

At present, the supply of Sputnik vaccine is less and it is available only at private centers, where this Russian vaccine is being installed after paying the price. Dr. Arora said that the government is working towards increasing its supply and soon Sputnik will be part of the free vaccination program.

Vaccination will be like polio

There is also a problem with the storage of the Russian vaccine Sputnik as it requires a temperature of minus 18 degrees to keep it. In this regard, Dr. Arora told that the way cold chain was arranged for polio vaccine, the storage of Sputnik will also be done on the same lines. At the same time, he said that the access of this vaccine will be ensured in rural areas as well.

On the interruption in the pace of vaccination, Dr. Arora said that in the coming days, this work will be expedited again. He said that more than 34 crore doses have been administered so far and there is a plan to put 12 to 16 crore more doses by July. He said that preparations are being made to apply one crore vaccine doses daily.