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Vaccination for 18-45 age group marks chaos, confusion in Jammu Those who registered themselves with cowin.gov.in yet to get a slot for doses 5/2/2021 12:19:57 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 1: After initial hiccups, the government announced to start drive to vaccinate people from the 18-plus age group from today afternoon in both capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar. The campaign was started in Srinagar but there is still chaos and confusion in Jammu where most of the people who have registered themselves with COWIN were unaware of how to get the slot. Sources said that vaccination was started in Jammu also but most of the people who have registered themselves were still confused till late this evening. The J&K administration has left everyone surprised by announcing to kick start the drive from Saturday only, in a phased manner. The Jammu and Kashmir administration said that it will roll out the third phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive to cover people in the 18-45 age group from Saturday in a phased manner starting with the cities of Srinagar and Jammu. “J&K to rollout COVID-19 Vaccination for 18-45 age group from today 1 May in a phased manner, beginning with Jammu & Srinagar. It will be by prior registration and prior appointment only”, UT administration tweeted from official twitter handle. Earlier on Friday, the J&K administration said the third phase of the inoculation drive will not begin in the union territory from May 1 as it was awaiting vaccine supply. Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education, Atal Dulloo said on Friday that the Union Territory expected to receive vaccines by May 20. The J&K Government has ordered 1.24 crore doses of Corona vaccine, among the highest in the country, to cover the entire population in the 18-45 age group. As per data prepared by the government about 65 lakh people in the 18-45 age group would be vaccinated in J&K On Friday Dulloo had stated that the UT has placed orders for supply of vaccines to undertake free vaccination of people in the 18-45 age group and the government was expecting to get the vaccines by May 20.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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