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Covid-19 vaccines are not mandatory, Centre tells Supreme Court

The Centre told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that it has not made Covid-19 vaccines mandatory but has only directed states to ensure 100% inoculation, PTI reported.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, made the submission after Additional Advocate General for Tamil Nadu Amit Anand Tiwari told a bench of Justices L Nageshwara Rao and BR Gavai that the Union government had asked the states via notifications to ensure 100% vaccination of the population.