Telangana: COVID-19 vaccine for 6 lakh people in high exposure group

Hyderabad: As part of its ongoing vaccination drive to combat COVID-19, the Telangana government will vaccinate over six lakh people from identified from high exposure categories in the Hyderabad and Warangal municipalities, and other urban local bodies in the next four days. Under it, three lakh auto drivers and 50000 imams, pujaris and pastors are also slated to get the vaccine.

The decision to vaccinate different groups with the COVID-19 vaccine was taken during a meeting conducted by state finance minister T. Harish



Rao, chief secretary Somesh Kumar, and other officials. The meeting was held based on the directions of chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao.

Harish Rao, during he meeting, directed officials to conduct vaccination of the remaining 6 lakh persons from identified from high exposure categories in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Greater Warangal Municipal, and all other urban local bodies in Telangana, over the next four days. The state has been undertaking such vaccine drives over the past few weeks.