Dehradun, Jan. 14 -- Health Secretary Amit Negi held a press conference today to brief media on the Covid-19 vaccination programme scheduled to begin in the state on 16 January.

He revealed that 1,13,000 doses of the SII Covid vaccine had been received. The vaccine was brought by a Spice Jet Aircraft, this afternoon, from Mumbai.

Under the cold chain protocol, the vaccine has been stored in the walk-in cooler at the State Central Medical Storehouse. The distribution of the vaccine to the district and regional vaccine storehouses began in the evening and would reach by tomorrow morning. It would reach the remote areas by tomorrow afternoon.

Of the doses obtained, 1640 would be administered to 1640 central health unit workers. 3450 to th...