Over 10,000 doses given to inmates in Delhi jails
The Hindu
Jab drive began in Tihar on March 18
A total of 10,885 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered to the inmates of three jails in Delhi so far, the Delhi Prisons Department said on Saturday. According to the data shared by prison officials as on Thursday, 1,648 Tihar jail inmates aged above 45 and 5,750 below the age of 45 years had been vaccinated. In Rohini jail, 172 inmates above 45 years and 600 below that age were administered the vaccine. In Mandoli jail, 483 inmates aged above 45 and 2,232 below it have been vaccinated so far. Director General (Prisons) Sandeep Goel, “The inmates who received their first dose inside the prison and released on interim bail or emergency parole were asked to get the second dose in the dispensaries and hospitals near their homes. If they face any difficulty in getting the vaccine, then they can approach the jail authorities”.
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