According to a government handout issued this morning, COVID-19 vaccination for people aged 18 to 45 will begin in Jammu and Kashmir today, with people only in Srinagar and Jammu cities receiving the vaccine subject to prior registration.
It said that Covaxin doses will be administered to the people free of cost while urging them not to crowd vaccination centres without a prior appointment on government of India’s CoWin online platform.
In Kashmir valley, the inaugural will be held at the Immunization Clinic at Pain Clinic of ENT/ Ophthalmology OPD Building at SMHS Hospital Srinagar today at 4:00 pm, HoD Community Health of the Hospital, Dr Salim Khan told Greater Kashmir.
Already reported by Greater Kashmir, health officials had planned to start the vaccination in the 18-45 age group from Sunday after deferring it in view of shortage of vaccine doses.
With the first consignment of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin scheduled to arrive today, the inauguration has been preponed by a day now.
