In the Union Territory of Chandigarh, the vaccination of eligible beneficiaries of age group 18 to 45 years will start from 14th of May. The decision was taken in the COVID meeting chaired by Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh Union Territory V. P. Singh Badnore at Chandigarh today.<br />'' <br />''Giving this information the Advisor to Administrator Manoj Parida said, the Government of India has allotted 33,000 vaccines for Chandigarh to be administered to persons in the age group of 18 to 45 years. He said that the beneficiaries will have to book the slot and obtain time and place of vaccine through CoWIN portal. There is no facility for walk-in vaccination.In addition to the existing vaccination venues in the government sector, additional venues will be opened in a few schools, exclusively for this age group of beneficiaries. <br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Mr. Parida said, the beneficiaries may check their time slot online. The vaccinations will be administered in a phased manner to avoid crowding in different venues. The private hospitals will get the vaccines directly from manufacturers. Serum Institute has allocated a quantity of 12,000 doses of Covishield vaccines to Chaitanya Hospital, Chandigarh for the month of May 2021. <br />''<br />''He said, they may also start the vaccination drive on payment basis immediately after the actual receipt of vaccines as they are already registered on the CoWIN portal and would be able to offer the slots after they receive the vaccines.</span><br />