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Weyan Village In J&K’s Bandipora Becomes The First Village In The Country To Vaccinate All Adults
Swarajya StaffJun 08, 2021, 11:34 AM | Updated 11:34 AM IST
Covid-19 vaccine. (Representative image)
In a positive development, a remote village called Weyan in the Bandipora district of the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has become the first village in the country to vaccinate all its adult population against COVID-19, reports Livemint.
As per the Governor's office, vaccinators had to walk 18-kilometres on foot to reach the village.
The village had a total of 362 beneficiaries who are aged above 18-years, who all stand vaccinated against COVID-19 now.
Meanwhile, the nationwide vaccination drive is continuing across the nation in full steam with tens of lakhs receiving their first and second doses every day via public and private channels.
