86% Amdavadis above 45 vaccinated, says Amit Shah

AHMEDABAD: Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah said that not only does Gujarat boast of having the highest per million vaccination numbers among all states, 86% of persons above the age of 45 years have been vaccinated for Covid-19 in Ahmedabad.
Amit Shah, who is on a three-day visit to home state Gujarat, said this on Sunday while laying foundation stones of projects worth Rs 244 in Ahmedabad and surrounding areas which fall under the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, which he represents as MP.
He said the government has started a massive work of providing a 'suraksha kavach' (protective shield) against the coronavirus by taking up the vaccination drive.
“I am pleased to inform you that around 86 % of those aged above 45 and 32 % of people in the age group of 18 to 45 have been vaccinated in Ahmedabad. But, this is not enough,” he said. The remaining 14 % in the 45 plus age group and 70 % youths (in the 18-44 age group) should get vaccinated and all should take their second doses also. “This will provide protection to all,” he said.
Shah said although there was a shortage of oxygen in the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Union government has taken up the task of setting up oxygen plants in hospitals and substantially augment the production capacity of the life-saving gas.
He asked BJP workers to ensure everybody in their area is vaccinated. The BJP leader also advised party workers to fight vaccine hesitancy and spread the message that the medicine (against Covid-19) is safe.