Bihar government has launched vaccination drive for 18 to 44 age group from today. Vaccines will be available at the nearest health centres. Prior registration and slot booking is must for getting vaccinated. Health Minister Mangal Pandey said, Bihar has received three lakh 50 thousand doses of Covid-19 vaccine for the persons in the age group of 18-44 years.<br />'' <br />''Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has instructed officials to procure more vaccines and get maximum number of beneficiaries vaccinated. Mr Kumar told them to make sure people do not face trouble reaching vaccination centres during the lockdown. The Chief Minister told officials to facilitate vaccination at schools and colleges.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, positivity rate in the state has shown decreasing trend and it now stands at 11.98 per cent while the recovery rate has gone upto 79.97. In the last 24 hours, 14 thousand 962 patients recovered and 12 thousand 948 new cases were registered. Four lakh 64 thousand 25 patients have recovered from the infection so far.</span><br />