Assam To Launch "Enhanced Covid Vaccination" Campaign From Monday

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the drive will go on for 10 days starting June 21 and the target age group has been merged into all adults -- those between 18 to 44 years-old and above.

Coinciding with the centre's rollout of COVID-19 vaccines free of cost to all the states from Monday, the Assam government will launch an "Enhanced Covid Vaccination" drive that targets to inoculate 3 lakh people daily. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the drive will go on for 10 days starting June 21 and the target age group has been merged into all adults -- those between 18 to 44 years-old and above. "Over 2,000 vaccination centres has been set up keeping in mind the remote locations and the backward areas," Mr Sarma said. "Every tea garden will have a centre," he added.