Watch Video! Check out who will get first Covid-19 vaccine shot in India

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that the Centre has prioritised 30 crore people for getting Coronavirus vaccine.

Speaking to news agency ANI, he said, "After consultation with experts, we've prioritised 30 crore people for COVID vaccine. It includes health workers, frontline workers like police, military & sanitation staff, people above 50 yrs & those who are below 50 yrs but are suffering from certain diseases".

The Health Minister further also said that the government's effort is that everyone on the priority list takes the vaccine. "We will address the issue of vaccine hesitancy. But if anyone decides not to take it, we can't force them," Dr Harsh Vardhan said.

Meanwhile, Dr Harsh Vardhan has said that people of India could get a Covid-19 vaccine shot in January.

"Our first priority has been the safety and effectiveness of vaccines. We don't want to compromise on that. I personally feel, maybe in any week of January, we can be in a position to give the first Covid vaccine shot to people of India," Vardhan was quoted as saying.

Our first priority has been safety & effectiveness of vaccines. We don't want to compromise on that. I personally feel, maybe in any week of January, we can be in a position to give first COVID vaccine shot to people of India: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan to ANI pic.twitter.com/I6rNWc4tad

— ANI (@ANI) December 20, 2020

#WATCH After consultation with experts, we've prioritized 30-cr people for COVID vaccine. It includes health workers, frontline workers like police, military&sanitation staff, people above 50 yrs &those who are below 50 yrs but are suffering from certain diseases: Health Minister pic.twitter.com/RJvU2eSJ7W

— ANI (@ANI) December 21, 2020