Gujarat prepared for vaccination drive: CM

VADODARA: Chief minister Vijay Rupani on Saturday said that the state was prepared to ensure that the Covid-19 vaccine was administered to people. He welcomed the decision by the central government to provide the vaccine for free.
Rupani said that the Prime Minister had been working hard since one month to ensure that people get an early vaccine.
CM was speaking at the Mehlan village of Shehra taluka in Mahisagar district where he had gone to inaugurate a series of projects.He was speaking about the vaccine and other Covid-19 issues to reporters after the event.
The CM said that the trial run for vaccination had been conducted in some parts of the state and was being conducted on Saturday in some other locations. He added that he believed that the state would soon be able to start the first round of vaccination.
When asked about Covid-19 cases with the mutant strain of virus being identified in the state, Rupani said that the cases had been isolated and were being treated. He added that experts were aware regarding this and were working on the cases.
Rupani, however, did not reply to a poser regarding allegations by former Dahod MP Babu Katara and Congress party that Babu’s son was being framed in a murder case as Babu had changed loyalties from the BJP to Congress.