THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Covid-19 vaccination for individuals above the age of 45 within the state will start on Thursday, the state well being division mentioned in an announcement on Wednesday. Folks can register for the vaccination on-line or on the spot at hospitals. Nonetheless, the division encourages the folks to do on-line registration to keep away from the frenzy. The registration has begun on www.cowin.gov.in. Those that register can choose the dates and locations of their comfort. The well being division plans to finish the vaccination drive for individuals above the age of 45 inside 45 days.
The vaccination centres will likely be elevated within the coming days to make sure inoculation of the utmost variety of individuals. The Union Ministry of Well being has already knowledgeable the state that extra vaccine ampoules could be made accessible within the coming days. As per the small print accessible with the well being division, a complete of 9,51,500 doses will likely be arriving within the state this week. As many as 4,40,500 doses are prepared for administration in Thiruvananthapuram whereas 5,11,000 doses will likely be prepared in Ernakulam from Thursday. The vaccines may even be arriving in Kozhikode within the coming days.
Thus far, the vaccines have been administered to well being staff, frontline warriors, election obligation officers, individuals above the age of 60 and people who have severe diseases between the age of 45 and 59. The vaccination has been given to 35,01,495 folks to this point within the state. Of those, 4,84,411 well being staff have acquired the primary shot whereas 3,15,226 have gotten the second shot. A complete of 1,09,670 frontline warriors have acquired the primary dose of the vaccine whereas 69,230 have acquired the second shot.
