RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to permit all individuals above 18 years of age to get vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19, within the wake of an alarming rise in circumstances of the viral an infection.
Earlier this week, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray additionally requested Modi to permit individuals above 25 years to obtain COVID-19 photographs.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal had additionally appealed to the Centre to open the vaccination for all aged above 18 years.
“Now, when the COVID-19 an infection is growing, we at all times assume that the youthful technology of our younger nation must be ready to handle the long run challenges like they at all times did,” Baghel stated in a tweet in Hindi.
“It’s, due to this fact, mandatory that the minimal age of vaccination must be set at 18 years. Humble request to @PMOIndia @narendramodi ji,” he added.
Amid calls for from a number of quarters for leisure of the age restrict for COVID-19 vaccination, the Centre on Tuesday stated the goal is to guard those that are most weak, and to not administer the vaccine to those that need it however to those that want it.
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