Lucknow: City of Nawabs starts Covid-19 vaccination drive with enthusiasm

To instill confidence among the fellow health workers, the heads/directors of the 12 medical institutions and hospitals in the city were among the first persons to be administered the jab

Amar Bahadur, a junior assistant at the King George’s Medical University (KGMU), which is among the largest medical varsities in Asia, felt a sense of pride at being the first recipient of the Covid-19 vaccine at the KGMU Centre this morning.

KGMU is among the 12 vaccination centres set up in Lucknow to inoculate 1,200 health workers, including doctors, on Saturday, Day One of the mega drive.

“I felt no fear or nervousness about the vaccine. The vaccination will drive away the fear of Covid-19 among the people…it will definitely subdue the pandemic,” Bahadur said after coming out of the