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Andhra CM kicks off statewide Covid vaccination programme
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Sat, Jan 16 2021 14:57 IST |
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. Image Source: IANS
Amaravati, Jan 16 : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy kickstarted the statewide Coronavirus vaccination programme on Saturday from Vijayawada.
He started it at the government general hospital (GGH) in Vijayawada, where he personally observed a frontline worker receiving the vaccine. Across the state, 3.87 lakh people have been scheduled to receive the vaccine shot at 332 centres, said an official statement.
The state government has shipped the vaccine shots to all the districts from the central storage warehouse at Gannavaram near Vijayawada.
The nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive will be flagged off at 10.30 am, following which the Chief Minister will inaugurate the vaccination drive in Madurai, said Radhakrishnan.
AP: Sweeper receives first Covid vax shot in Vijayawada
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Sat, Jan 16 2021 11:51 IST |
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Andhra health dept sweeper receives first Covid vaccine shot in Vijayawada. Image Source: IANS News
Amaravati, Jan 16 : A health department sweeper received the first shot of the coronavirus vaccine in Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday. Health department sweeper B. Pushpa Kumari took the first shot of coronavirus vaccine in the state, said an official statement.
Kumari was administered the vaccine shot at Government General Hospital in Vijayawada.
The Andhra Pradesh government has identified 332 locations in the state to launch the coronavirus vaccination programme, as part of Saturday s nationwide mega rollout of the vaccine.