Vaccine supply provided to all districts to start drive, over 75 percent above 45 years of age given jabs in J&K
SNS KASHMIR
SRINAGAR, JUNE 12 :
The much awaited vaccination drive for people above 18 years of age in all 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir UT will kick start tomorrow, officials said Saturday.
Vaccination drive for above 18 category was started in Srinagar and Jammu districts only on May 1 which was later extended to few districts including Anantnag and Baramulla from Kashmir division and Udhampur and Rajouri from Jammu division.
State Immunisation Officer Dr Shahid Hussain told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that fresh lot of vaccines was received on Saturday and distributed in all districts.
He said that vaccination drives in all districts will start now tomorrow and some districts can start the day after tomorrow. Dr Shahid said that the drive is going on in full swing and around 37 lakh doses have been administered so far which includes around 31 lakh given as first dose and 6 lakh as second dose.
He added that 75.76 percent above 45 category have been already vaccinated in J&K and in some districts 100 percent people above 45 have been given doses
Pertinently, vaccination drive in J&K was started in J&K on January 16 in health care workers after which it was extended to front line workers and later to above 60 years of age and then above 45 years of age—(KNO)