100% vaccination of above 45-years age group achieved in Shopian: Govt

Shopian, June 2: Chief Medical Officer, Shopian Dr Arshad Hussain Tak Wednesday said that to ramp up the vaccination process to break the chain of virus transmission, 100 percent target of vaccination of above 45-years of age group had been completed in the district so far.

The CMO said that 100 percent vaccination of people was possible only after the district administration as well as health workers, ASHAs, AWWs and others cooperated and worked hard.

   

He said that people also did not pay any heed to the rumours and came forward by themselves to get vaccinated.

He said that in the second phase, 22 percent of the vaccination process had been achieved till date and the process was going on and should be completed within the shortest possible time.

He said that their teams including Deputy CMOs, BMOs and other health workers had been geared up and were jointly working day-night to complete the second dose of vaccination process in the district.

The CMO said that soon after the announcement of the above 18-years of age group, health functionaries would be pressed into service for the vaccination process to save precious lives.

He requested everyone to get vaccinated to remain safe and secure as vaccination was important for Covid-19 and added that vaccinated people had a slim chance of catching Covid infection and the vaccine acts a shield against the Covid infection.

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