GUWAHATI: The COVID-19 vaccination drive for the age group of 18 to 44 years started in Assam from Friday. The drive which was symbolically launched at Guwahati Press Club on May 5 began full-swing from today.
The health department has been executing this vaccination drive across 244 centres in the state.
Taking to Twitter, health minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma writes, “Pursuing vision of Hon PM Sri
@narendramodi
on vaccination for 18-44 age group, glad to share that #COVIDVaccination drive for this category also has started in Assam today across 244 centres.”
Pursuing vision of Hon PM Sri @narendramodi on vaccination for 18-44 age group, glad to share that #COVIDVaccination drive for this category also has started in Assam today across 244 centres.
Images from Dibrugarh University and Kanoi College 👇
😷😷😷 pic.twitter.com/fRjunqgByl
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 7, 2021
According to reports, the drive has received massive responses in all the districts of Assam.
“Today Hojai saw a very good presence in vaccination. The process was fairly smooth. About 4-5 centres in a small town like hojai are appreciable,” writes a Twitter user.
Today Hojai saw a very good presence in vaccination. The process was fairly smooth. About 4-5 centres in a small town like hojai are appreciable
— Wear Mask- Vaccinate (@sudip_isbm) May 7, 2021
#LargestVaccineDrive #COVIDVaccination for 18-44 years category launched in #DimaHasao today.
Wear masks 😷!
Maintain Social Distancing 🧍📏🧍!@MoHFW_INDIA @samirsinha69 @PomiBaruah pic.twitter.com/WfbSfOFqT9— NHM_Assam (@nhm_assam) May 7, 2021
Meanwhile, Assam received 1 lakh more doses of Covishield vaccine for people above 45 years of age. The vaccine availability of the state now stands at 3,82,670.
“Guided by vision of PM Sri
@narendramodi
, our #COVIDVaccination program continues to gain momentum. We’ve received 1 lakh more doses of #Covishield vaccine today for people of 45 years+. Our total vaccine availability is 3,82,670. PLEASE GET VACCINATED,” Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted.
Guided by vision of PM Sri @narendramodi, our #COVIDVaccination program continues to gain momentum. We’ve received 1 lakh more doses of #Covishield vaccine today for people of 45 years+. Our total vaccine availability is 3,82,670.
PLEASE GET VACCINATED 🙏 pic.twitter.com/X3Smz2K2o5
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 7, 2021
Read: ASSAM: 32-BED ICU FUNCTIONAL AT BARPETA MEDICAL COLLEGE
