Vaccination of 18-44 age group to begin across UP districts from June 1

The vaccination of people in the 18-44 age group against Covid-19 will be expanded to all district headquarters in Uttar Pradesh from June 1, a state government spokesperson said on Sunday

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Press Trust of India Lucknow
1 min read Last Updated : May 24 2021 | 6:57 AM IST

The vaccination of people in the 18-44 age group against COVID-19 will be expanded to all district headquarters in Uttar Pradesh from June 1, a state government spokesperson said on Sunday.

Currently, people in the 18-44 age group are being inoculated in only 23 of the state's 75 districts, he said.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed that vaccination of people in the 18-44 age group against COVID-19 should begin from June 1, the spokesperson said.

Inoculation of beneficiaries in this age group began on May 1 in Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Prayagraj, Meerut and Bareilly districts, he said.

On May 10, the vaccination drive was expanded to 17 district headquarters having municipal corporations and Gautam Buddh Nagar district. In the third phase, the number of districts was increased to 23, he added.

Till Saturday, over 1.62 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered in Uttar Pradesh, according to officials.

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Topics :CoronavirusCoronavirus VaccineUttar Pradesh

First Published: May 24 2021 | 6:53 AM IST

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