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Guwahati, Oct 12 (PTI) The Assam government on Tuesday launched an immunisation drive against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) for the 15-65 age group, targeting to cover 40.17 lakh people.
Over 60 people had died of JE in the state last year, with the infection reported from almost all the districts.
Formally starting the vaccination drive from Sonapur District Hospital in Kamrup (Metropolitan) district, state Health Minister Keshab Mahanta urged the people to cooperate for ensuring the success of the inoculation programme.
Referring to the positive response to the COVID-19 vaccination drive in Assam, he said the government expects a similar response now.
“In Assam, so far 2 crore people have taken the first dose of COVID vaccine, while the cumulative figure of people taking either or both doses is 2.65 crore.
After this massive response to COVID vaccines, we hope the people will come forward for the JE vaccine too,” Mahanta said.