18-44 group anxious for vaccination
The Hindu
Several youths from Mudigonda mandal, home to granite units, register
As the third phase of COVID-19 vaccination drive for people aged 45 and above is currently underway, several youths like Satish of Mudigonda, who reportedly registered their names on Co-Win portal to receive COVID-19 jabs, are anxiously waiting for the State government’s nod for inoculating those in the age group of 18-44. Satish, a native of Mudigonda, was among several youths of the mandal, famous for a cluster of granite factories, who registered their names online on Co-Win platform in the last week of April to get themselves vaccinated against COVID-19. The third phase of vaccination drive is yet to pick up the desired momentum in tune with the imperative need to ramp up the vaccination drive, the vital tool to combat the COVID-19.
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