Vaccination for 18 to 44 year age group to begin from May 10 in Uttarakhand
The wait for people of age group of 18 to 44 years for vaccine has finally ended. The first batch of vaccine has reached Dehradun. Government Secretary Amit Negi says that from May 10, vaccination of people in the age group of 18 to 44 years will start. More than one lakh vaccines of Covishield have reached Uttarakhand. The flight from Indigo Airlines brought the vaccine to Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun and has been kept in cold storage in Chandan Nagar. If you want to make an appointment online, you can register at selfregistration.cowin.gov.in. You can also register yourself through the Arogya Setu app. From May 1, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the vaccine be given to the youth in the age group of 18 to 44 years. In Uttarakhand, it could not be started due to lack of vaccine. The vaccine is considered to be an important weapon against Coronavirus. In such a situation, we appeal to you to get vaccinated.
Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat said that Covid protocol should be taken care of in vaccination centers. As far as possible, vaccination should be arranged in big and open spaces. Proper arrangement of oxygen will have to be ensured. Continuous auditing of oxygen use in hospitals will be done. The work of the oxygen plant under construction should be completed expeditiously. Oxygen plants should have uninterrupted power supply. Chief Secretary Omprakash said that while assessing the required oxygen for the coming days, the number of tankers required should be ensured accordingly. Along with this, further preparations should also be made keeping in view the changing strain of the corona.
Vaccination of people in the age group of 18 to 45 will be started in the state from May 10. In this age group 50 lakh people are to be vaccinated. Vaccination will take place at scheduled centers. The information of which will be given to the beneficiaries through the CoWin portal.
The Secretary informed that from April 28, registration of beneficiaries in the age group of 18 to 45 was started on the CoWin portal and Arogya Setu. In which it is mandatory for the registered beneficiaries to get online permission before getting vaccinated. After that, one has to go to the vaccination center to get vaccinated.
