
3,938 people get the jab in East Godavari
The Hindu
Tika Utsav halted by Sunday evening due to shortage of vaccine
The COVID-19 vaccine has been administered to 3,938 persons on the first day of the Tika Utsav which commenced on Sunday in East Godavari district. However, it was confined to four secretariats – two in Kakinada and one each in Rajamahendravaram and Rampa agency. The inoculation programme is supposed to be conducted across the district, covering everyone aged above 45, but that did not happen owing to shortage of the vaccine. The utsav was inaugurated by Social Welfare Minister P. Viswaroop in Kakinada city.More Related News

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