Lucknow: 14,000 get vaccine in city, 350 of them at Aishbagh Eidgah

LUCKNOW: About 14,381 people were inoculated against Covid-19 at 105 government sites on Thursday. The beneficiaries included 350 who were given the jabs at two sites in Aishbagh Eidgah, the city’s first religious place to start a vaccination centre with government support.
Besides, 9,120 people in the 18-44 age group took their first shot of the two-dose vaccination course. In the 45-59 age group, 3,538 turned up to take the first jab and 264 the second. Similarly, among elderly (60 years and above) 1,047 and 134 took first and second does respectively. Some frontline and healthcare workers also got vaccinated.
In Eidgah, separate sites were set up for beneficiaries between 18 and 44 years of age and those above 45 years in order to ensure social distancing.
“To fight this pandemic we need to be both alert and cautious against getting the infection and also get vaccinated as soon as possible to curtail the virus’ growth,” said Imam of the Eidgah and head of Islamic Centre of India Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali.
Covid incharge for the district Roshan Jacob also visited the centre. “It is an encouraging initiative from the Islamic Centre of India to become part of the campaign. This will motivate a large number of people to get vaccinated and it will be easier for them to come here too,” she said.
The centre will, like all other vaccination sites, accept only those with prior online registrations. The organisers have however stationed volunteers at the help desk to aid people with online registration.