On Wednesday, Jharkhand health minister Banna Gupta said the urban local bodies in the state will be asked to identify residents with co-morbidities who are in need of the COVID vaccine.

“We have estimated that around 70 lakh people, who are above and below 50 years of age and living with underlying health conditions, need to be administered the COVID-19 vaccine. Before their registration commences, we will ask all the ULBs to identify such people through surveys,” Gupta told reporters at his government bungalow in Doranda.

When asked whether the cost of vaccines for 70 lakh beneficiaries will be borne by the state, Gupta said they are yet to take a call on it.

Notably, the state health minister, a COVID survivor himself, had raised doubts on the efficacy of the COVID vaccines a couple of days ago. Banna was reportedly quoted saying that India should not be turned into a nation of lab-rats.

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