Prayagraj: With 14 more vaccination centres set up in urban and rural areas, the district now has 35 centres for vaccination for the 18-44 age group. The 21 rural and 14 urban centres in the district will remain open from 10 am to 4pm from Monday to Saturday.
Additional chief medical officer and nodal officer (Covid-19) Dr Rishi Sahai told reporters that the 21 rural vaccination centres include CHCs in Jasra, Chaka, Kotwa Bani, Saidabad, Handia, Pratappur, Baharia, Mauaima, Soraon, Shankargarh, Koraon, Holagarh, Pratappur, Kaudhiyara, Karchana, Manda, Meja, Ram Nagar, Phulpur, Kaurihar and the PHC in Jhunsi. The 14 urban vaccination centres include MLN Medical College, District Women Hospital, MD Eye Hospital, Railway Hospital, TB Sapru Hospital, ESI Naini, Government TB Hospital, Military Hospital, Air Force Bamrauli, Thapar Polyclinic Old Cantt, SRN Hospital, MLN Divisional Hospital, High Court and Urban PHC in Daraganj. Dr Sahai also said that all 35 are open for the 18-44 age g
A health worker administers a shot of Covid vaccine to a young man at Moti Lal Nehru Medical College on Monday
Prayaraj: As many as 2,618 recipients aged between 18 and 44 years were administered the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at 10 sites including four rural and six urban centres in the district on Monday.
The vaccination of beneficiaries between 18 and 44 years of age will be held six days in a week, from Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm.
The vaccination was held at four rural vaccination centres, which include, community health centres in Jasra, Chaka, Kotwa Bani and Jhunsi. Besides, the six vaccination sites in urban areas include MLN Medical College, District Women Hospital, MD Eye Hospital, Railway Hospital, TB Sapru Hospital and Urban PHC (Daraganj).