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‘Priority will be given to persons above 60 years of age’
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‘Priority will be given to persons above 60 years of age’
Collector M Pallavi Baldev launched the covid-19 vaccination programme here on Saturday.
The Government Medical College Hospital Dean Dr Illango was the first beneficiary of the vaccine. The nursing team administered the vaccine to the medical officer at the vaccine centre on the Government Medical College & Hospital premises.
According to the officials, a total of 7354 people, including front line workers, nurses working in private hospitals, conservancy workers and doctors have registered their names for getting the vaccine injected. It would be carried on over a period of time with 100 persons per day.
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The stage is set for commencement of COVID-19 vaccination at nine centres across Virudhunagar district on Saturday.
The district has got 9,720 dosages of Covishield vaccine. Virudhunagar Collector R. Kannan, who would inspect the vaccination programme that begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday, said that vaccination is purely voluntary.
“As of now, only volunteers among the healthcare workers would be given the shots,” he said.
Stating that those who have comorbidities and who are above 50 years of age would not be given the vaccination in the first phase.
Joint Director, Health Services, R. Manoharan, said that the vaccines have been stocked in two places – one in Virudhunagar and other in Sivakasi.