Nashik: According to the instructions of the government, vaccination of boys and girls in the age group of 15 to 18 years is being done. It has started everywhere from Tuesday.
The Nashik Municipal Corporation is currently conducting vaccination at six places in six divisions of the city. But the Municipal Corporation will arrange vaccination for the students of class 10th, 11th and 12th in their schools and colleges. For this, a list of schools and colleges has been sought from the Education Department and the nodal officer will contact the school management and the final decision will be taken in the next one or two days.
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Meanwhile, out of 13 lakh 63 thousand 700 population of the city, 12 lakh 68 thousand 450 or 92 percent people have taken the first dose of the vaccine while 8 lakh 87 thousand 749 or 65 percent people have taken the first and second doses. About eight percent have not yet taken a single dose. At the beginning of vaccination, some people from the city went to rural areas to get vaccinated. Vaccination of children in the age group of 15 to 18 years has started from tomorrow at six centers in the city.
activities will help and accelerate vaccination
To give impetus to this campaign, students from class 10th to 12th will be vaccinated in schools and colleges within the municipal limits. The list of 191 schools and 27 colleges has been sent to the divisional nodal officers and the campaign will start in the next day or two. This will help teachers in registration and other activities and will speed up vaccination. Meanwhile, all the middle schools in the city have 62,505 students in the age group of 15 to 18 years. In view of the increasing number of corona patients, some restrictions have been imposed again in the entire country including the district. That’s why experts are advising to keep masks, sanitizers, keep a safe distance and speed up vaccination.