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War Against COVID 19

OMICRON: GOVERNMENT ON ALERT

YOUTHS AGED 15 TO 18 BEGIN

RECEIVING A VACCINE OF HOPE

The government is not only well prepared,
but also on the watch for potential
threats in the wake of a surge in Omicron
cases around the world. As a result, as
the government ramps up its door-to-
door vaccination campaign with a focus
on immunisation, a push to vaccinate
adolescents aged 15 to 18 years
old began on January 3 as well.
Not only that, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi is also keeping a
close eye on the situation and chairing
high-level meetings to assess the
condition of Covid-19, Omicron, and the
preparedness of health systems across the
country and among the people, recognising
the gravity of the situation. He is urging
people to be careful and watchful rather
than panic...

nfection is on the rise in several nations
throughout the world as a result of the new
ICorona strain Omicron. Many people have
been infected with Omicron in India as well, but
the Indian government is not only well prepared,
but has also kept its preparations updated so
that citizens are not impacted. Covid can be
avoided with just two methods - One vaccination
and the other following the covid protocol.
This is why the government is urging people
to take full measures by releasing required
instructions in collaboration with the states, in
addition to underlining the importance of total
immunisation in the country. This is why, in his
address to the nation on the night of December
25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made three

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