Students above 18 to be given COVID-19 vaccine on priority for reopening educational institutions: J&K L-G Manoj Sinha

A special drive will be launched to vaccinate students aged above 18 years on priority to enable educational institutions to reopen in Jammu and Kashmir. 

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said a special drive will be launched to vaccinate students aged above 18 years on priority to enable educational institutions to reopen in the Union Territory. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function at SKICC here, Sinha said most of the teachers have already been vaccinated against Covid. "We are trying to vaccinate students aged above 18 years on priority and professors and teachers in the academic institutions as well because the aim is to restart the institutions," he said. A special drive will be conducted for the vaccination of students above the age of 18 as most of the teachers have already been vaccinated, Sinha said.