<p><strong>New Delhi: </strong>Free Covid-19 vaccination drive for population above 18 years of age will begin in the country from Monday.</p> <p>This comes days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced centralized vaccination drive in the country in an effort to control the drastic impact of second wave of Covid-19.</p> <p>Addressing the nation on June 7, the Prime Minister said that Centre would take the full responsibility of the procurement of coronavirus vaccines for the states.</p> <p><strong>READ</strong>: <strong><a href="https://ift.tt/3iT20KD" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Can&rsquo;t Pay Rs 4 Lakh Compensation To Covid Victims Due To Financial Constraints: Centre Informs SC</a></strong></p> <p>Prime Minister Modi announced the scrapping of decentralised policy rolled out on May 1 and said the Centre will account for procurement of 75% of Covid-19 vaccines from the manufacturers and subsequently provide these free to the states for inoculation.</p> <p>He said the states will be informed about the number of doses they will be getting a week before the supply.</p> <p>&ldquo;There shouldn't be differences and debates over vaccines,&rdquo; he added.</p> <p><strong>Below are the details about the free vaccination drive:</strong></p> <ul> <li>All citizens above 18 years of age can get free vaccination at the government facilities from June 21.</li> <li>All vaccination centers, government and private, would provide onsite registration facilities for both individuals and groups.</li> <li>The people need not pre-register themselves on CoWin or Aarogya Setu app.</li> <li>The states may avail the facilities of common service centres and call centres to help the people book slots for vaccination.</li> <li>The Centre will buy 75 percent of the total vaccine production from vaccine manufacturers and give it to the state governments for free.</li> <li>The Centre will also bear the responsibility of 25 percent of the work related to vaccination with the states.</li> </ul>

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