Updated On: 08 December, 2020 07:15 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
The ministry said that the national expert group on vaccine administration has recommended 30 crore Indians to receive the vaccine shots first

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The government has marked 30 crore Indians for the large-scale immunisation of Covid-19 vaccine after it gets the necessary approval, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed in a press briefing on Tuesday.
The ministry said that the national expert group on vaccine administration has recommended 30 crore Indians to receive the vaccine shots first. The figures include 1 crore healthcare workers, 2 crore frontline workers and 27 crore general population falling in priority groups set by the expert group.