Jammu Tawi, January 16: This is a historic day. We are working to successfully carry out the first phase of the vaccination drive within the proper deadline and then complete the second phase to build a stable Jammu and Kashmir,” Sinha informed. On Saturday, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha called the vaccination drive against the covid 19 ‘historic’, and said the Union Territory is working to carry out its first phase successfully.
A sanitation worker who was among the first to receive the vaccine expressed relief after receiving the first shot, saying that they had faced several hardships during the pandemic.
“We faced several hardships while performing Covid-19 duties during the pandemic. I didn’t go home for six to seven months out of fear that I would expose my family to the infection. The vaccine has brought us hope,” said a sanitation worker.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched India’s vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus via video conferencing.
Billed as the world’s largest vaccination program, covering the entire length and breadth of the country, the drive aims to first vaccinate millions of its healthcare and frontline workers and reach an estimated 3 crore people by the end of its first phase.
Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday received the first batch of Covid-19 vaccine, “Covishield” from Serum Institute of India (SII), Pune.
As many as 1,46,500 doses of the Covishield vaccine have been received out of which 79,000 are for the Kashmir division and 67,500 are for the Jammu division.
