Covid-19 vaccination drive begins in Assam, sub-divisional medical officer first to receive jab | Guwahati News
Dr Umesh Chandra Sarma receiving the first shot of Covid-19 vaccine at Guwahati Medical College hospital in Assam. (ANI photo) GUWAHATI: Assam joined the nation in launching the Covid-19 vaccination drive on Saturday, with a medical officer in Golaghat district becoming the first person in the state to receive the jab. Dr Milan Kumar Laskar, the sub-divisional medical officer of Bokakhat, was administered the shot at 11.07am at a public health centre, right after Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on the occasion. Later, chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched the state-wi...