The Meghalaya government has identified around 25,000 health workers who will be administered the COVID-19 vaccine on a priority basis when the first batch will be rolled out, an official informed on Sunday.
As per the directions of the central government, the state has enlisted around 25,000 health workers, both public and private, who would be covered during the first phase of vaccination, Health Commissioner and Secretary Sampath Kumar said.
Kumar, who is also the COVID-19 task force chief in Meghalaya, had said during a meeting on Sunday that the whole exercise of vaccination will be taken up in phases.
The Union government is yet to send more details on the vaccine that is supposed to be administered, Kumar said, adding that advance planning and preparation is necessary, considering the magnitude of the exercise.
As of Monday, 11,339 people have contracted the viral infection in the state, of which 110 have lost their lives to the infection and 10,335 recovered.