Jalandhar residents jabbed with Covishield at 39 centres

Jalandhar, July 30

After the arrival of nearly 24,000 doses of Covishield in the district, the Health Department, along with several charitable organisation, organised 39 vaccination centres in several areas of the district here.

Due to the less stock of Covaxin, only 250 doses of Covaxin were administered at only one vaccination centre. Along with the mobile teams of the Health Department, the charitable organisations and the NGO welcomed 18-plus beneficiaries for vaccination at 9.30 in the morning that continued till 2.00 pm at most of the centres.

Vish Karam Pal Singh Dhiman, who runs the ‘Vish Foundation’ said, to avoid any rush, a camp was organised at Apeejay College in which 100 doses of Covishield were administered to the beneficiaries. He said, after the availability of more doses, a mass-level camp would also be organised.

So far, as many as 9.85 lakh people have been administered with the first doses of their Covid vaccines, including Covishield and Covaxin. Besides, over 2 lakh people have been administered with both the doses of the vaccines and the Health Department is also giving priority to people whose second doses are due. — TNS