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Chandigarh to start door-to-door Covid vaccination drive today

Month-long campaign to cover five areas first

Chandigarh to start door-to-door Covid vaccination drive today

The UT Health Department will launch “Har Ghar Dastak 2.0” Covid vaccination campaign tomorrow. - File photo



Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 31

The UT Health Department will launch “Har Ghar Dastak 2.0” Covid vaccination campaign tomorrow.

Initially, the campaign will start in five areas in the city — Dhanas, Daria, Hallo Majra, Kaimbwala and Kajheri. The campaign will be held from June 1 to July 31.

The drive will be carried out to vaccinate eligible population groups with Covid vaccines (Corbevax for those aged 12 to 15, Covaxin for those aged 15 to 18, and Covishied for 18 years and above).

The Central Government has directed the states and UTs to start the “Har Ghar Dastak” vaccination campaign against the coronavirus.

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Chandigarh: The city witnessed 23 fresh cases of Covid on Tuesday, taking the active caseload to 116. While there was no fresh fatality, 13 patients recovered from the disease. — TNS

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Panchkula: Two fresh Covid cases surfaced in the district during the past 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 44,344. No new death due to the virus was reported during this period. Of the 44,344 cases reported from the district so far, 43,913 patients have been cured. There are now 17 active cases with 414 deaths in the district. — TNS

Two found infected in Mohali

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