Around 2.6 lakh government employees in the healthcare sector including doctors and nurses will get the COVID-19 vaccine in the first round of inoculation in Maharashtra, an official said on Wednesday. The state government on Wednesday held its first review meeting on the preparation for vaccination, where facilities of storage and transportation, finalization of lists of beneficiaries and setting up of vaccination booths were discussed, he said.

"There are some 2.6 lakh employees in the state working in the health sector who will get the vaccine dose in the first round. As many as 16,245 employees have been registered on the government's Co-vin portal," the senior health department official said. The portal has been set up to create a database of employees to be vaccinated on priority.