Amid COVID-19 cluster scare, Tamil Nadu minister directs colleges to vaccinate eligible students
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Tamil Nadu Minister Ma Subramanian said, "All the (college) department heads have been directed to ensure that eligible students whether in engineering, arts and science or veterinary, medical colleges, to get inoculated."
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Minister for Medical and Family Welfare, Ma Subramanian on Sunday said all educational institutions in the state have been directed to ensure that students above 18 years of age are vaccinated, in order to be allowed to attend offline classes.
The Minister's statement comes in the wake of clusters of COVID cases reported among students in Anna University campus.
"All the (college) department heads have been directed to ensure that eligible students whether in engineering, arts and science or veterinary, medical colleges, to get inoculated," he said. Subramanian was talking to reporters after taking part in the Rotary International event in Mahabalipuram near here.
