Dakshina Kannada and Udupi’s secondary school, PU students to be vaccinated in a week
The Hindu
Booster dose for those above 60, health workers from Jan. 10
The Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district administrations have planned to vaccinate more than 1.5 lakh students aged between 15 and 18 in seven days. The two districts have also planned to give booster dose for those aged 60 and above and health and frontline workers from January 10.
Speaking at a district-level programme to launch a drive to vaccinate those aged between 15 and 18, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner K.V. Rajendra said on Monday that the district administration has estimated that 1.05 lakh students are eligible for vaccination. As students from other parts of the State and elsewhere study in the district, this number might go up to 1.25 lakh, he added.
“We have decided to reach out to all these children in the next seven days,” he said.
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