Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday (May 5) launched the COVID-19 vaccination drive for the people of 18-44 age group at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH).
The vaccination drive will be in full swing from May 7, Sarma said.
“At GMCH, I am pleased to have launched #COVIDVaccination drive for 18-44 yrs, following vision of PM Sri @narendramodi. At the launch today, we administered #Covaxin to youth with special needs. The drive will be in full swing from May 7,” Sarma wrote in a tweet.
At GMCH, I am pleased to have launched #COVIDVaccination drive for 18-44 yrs, following vision of PM Sri @narendramodi. At the launch today, we administered #Covaxin to youth with special needs. The drive will be in full swing from May 7.
Stay 🏠 Be 🦺 pic.twitter.com/zdTcnKbkfR
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 5, 2021
Earlier on Tuesday, Assam received a fresh batch of 1.5 lakh doses of Covaxin vaccine from Bharat Biotech.
“Our vaccination for 18-44 category gets a booster shot as we received a fresh batch of 1.5 L #Covaxin doses from @BharatBiotech,” Sarma said on Tuesday.
Our vaccination for 18-44 category gets a booster shot as we received a fresh batch of 1.5 L #Covaxin doses from @BharatBiotech.
While we shall launch this #CovidVaccination symbolically tomorrow, it shall be in full swing from May 7. pic.twitter.com/IG5O5KFQTo
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 4, 2021
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