Andhra Pradesh: The State will get one crore vaccine doses, Chief Minister YS Jagan announced to the Assembly.  

At the ending of the short discussion on 'Aarogyasri - Containing Corona - 'Government Measures' On Friday, he announced that 1crore corona virus vaccine shots to the state in the first phase. 

CM reported that -  as per guidelines of the center, 3.6 lakh healthcare workers, seven lakh frontline staff and 90 lakh people above50 years of age will be the first priority in getting the vaccination and nearly 4,065 cold chain installations will be holding the vaccine at a temperature of between 2–8 degrees Celsius. 

He requested his people to take and follow every preventive measure until all six crore populations are vaccinated, with having risk factor of a possible spike in covid cases in the state as the winter sets in.  

He said, “As warned by the Centre, several experts, and even the Supreme Court, there is a possibility of a second wave and more particularly the virus may spread fast during winter. The United Kingdom, France, and Italy are under lockdown, while in our country, states like Delhi, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Kerala, and Madhya Pradesh are witnessing a spike in cases. Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh have also imposed night 
curfew to curb the spread of Covid.''