Tamil Nadu has made systematic preparations towards administering COVID vaccine. Principal Secretary of health Dr. Radhakrishnan has said that the state would adhere strictly to the operational guidelines as prescribed by the Centre.<br />''<br />''Frontline workers who have registered through the COWIN app will be given the vaccine first. Secondly, it will be for those who have other diseases and later it will be for bulk registration. AIR correspondent reports, the first consignment of COVID vaccines reached Chennai today. <br />''<br />''The facility at the Tamil Nadu Medical Stores Department will cater to the South Indian states. The State has received five lakh 36 thousand 500 Covishield vaccine from the Serum Institute based in Pune. More than 20 thousand medicines were received from Bharat Biotech Hyderabad.  The Principal Health Secretary Dr. Radhkrishnan said that vaccines will be administered at two thousand 619 points<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Vaccination will begin in the State on the 16th of this month. </span><br />