Chandigarh

Himachal CM launches Covid-19 Vaccination Amrit Mahotsav campaign

PNS

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday launched 'Covid-19 Vaccination Amrit Mahotsav' campaign from Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital. Interacting with the media on the occasion, he said a target has been set to administer precaution doses free of cost to about 51 lakh eligible people above the age of 18 years in 75 days. This too will be completed ahead of time, he added.  He said that Himachal Pradesh had set a record in the country for the first and second dose vaccination against covid-19 which was even appreciated by the Prime Minister. He said that the State had set a record on 6th December 2021, by becoming the first state in the country by applying the second dose of the Covid vaccine to all the eligible population.  Thakur said the State Government was keeping an eye on the increase in number of covid-19 cases in the State and urged the people to adopt Covid appropriate behaviour and come forward to get them vaccinated.