Bemetara: A 99-year-old man was vaccinated against COVID-19 on Tuesday in Chhattisgarh's Bemetara district.
Yuvraj Singh Patel, a resident of Padmi village, was given the first jab of the vaccine at the Bemetara District Hospital.
Patel, who will turn a centenarian on June 8, also praised the facility at the hospital and urged everyone to get vaccinated.
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Chief Medical Officer Dr Satish Kumar Sharma informed that so far 2,737 elderly people have been vaccinated in the Bemetara district.
He further said that besides Bemetara District Hospital, people are also being vaccinated at Nawagarh Berla Community Health Center in the district.
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It is worth mentioning here that after the government's announcement, people above 60 years of age and those over 45 years with comorbidities are being vaccinated across the country from March 1 for free at government facilities and for a charge at many private hospitals.
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