Kannur Corporation first in Kerala to vaccinate all above 18 years
The Hindu
Vaccination camps have been organized in the past few days at Jubilee Hall and various Primary Health Centres (PHCs) to give another chance to those who are reluctant to get vaccinated
Kannur Corporation became the first corporation in the Kerala State to provide the first dose of to all the residents who completed 18 years of age within its limit.
Out of the 1,57,265 people who needed to be vaccinated within the Corporation limits, the Corporation achieved its goal by vaccinating all people except those under 90 days of age who are infected with and those who were reluctant to be vaccinated.
Kannur Mayor T.O. Mohanan said that in addition to the residents of the Corporation area, many other guest workers, auto drivers, motor workers, freight workers, barber-beauticians, petrol pump employees, traders and business workers working in the Corporation area have been vaccinated during this period.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.