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Vaccination going on at a very fast pace in Bihar: Nitish

Patna, Sep 20 ( UNI) Remaining satisfied over the maintenance of supply of vaccine from the centre Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that the vaccination was going on at a very fast pace in the state and more than 6 crore people would be vaccinated in the next 6 months.
Mr Kumar told news persons here on Monday that he had been speaking about vaccinating more than 6 crore people in 6 months and added that on the occasion of the birthday of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi more than 33 lakh people were vaccinated against a target of 30 lakh in the state. For this he lauded the efforts of the health department which was greatly active in achieving the target.
Speaking about the supply of vaccine from the centre, Mr Kumar said that the authorities concerned were directly in touch with their central counterparts.
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