Covid vaccination:- MP Farooq Obdullah takes ist shot

Srinagar March, 02 (PTK) Member of Parliament, National Conference president and former three time chief minister of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state, Farooq Abdullah, on Tuesday received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at SKIMS Soura.

“Thank you to the doctors, nurses and staff at SKIMS, Srinagar. Today my 85 year old father & my mother had their first COVID jab. My father has a number of health issues including being on immunosuppressants for a kidney transplant. If he can get the vaccine, you should as well,” Farooq’s son and former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tweeted.

Officials said that that in the initial phases of COVID-19 vaccination, 70% of health workers and 57% of front line workers, totalling 3,81,200 people have been vaccinated in Jammu and Kashmir with no reported case of any serious adversity.

The next phase of vaccination for the 3rd prioritized group began on March 1 to cover approximately 15 lakh people above the age of 60 years, and persons with co-morbidities in the age group of 45-59 years.
It was further informed that the vaccine will be administered across 2034 COVID Vaccination Centres (CVCs) including 34 private centres.

Vaccination will be available free of cost at government centres, however, it will be available at Rs 250 at private centrea.(PTK)