After the initial slow pace of the vaccination process due to the reluctance of people Ganderbal district has now become one among the first few districts to have achieved 100 percent vaccination of people above the age of 45. According to the Health officials over 68440 persons over 45 years of age were given the first dose in the district at the designated Covid vaccination centres. Deputy Commissioner GanderbalKritikaJyotsna said that Ganderbal had become the second district in Kashmir division to achieve 100 percent vaccination target of above-45 years age group with at least the first dose of Covid-19 inoculation. J&K is among the leading regions in the country in the vaccination of people above the age of 45 years. Within J&K four districts – Shopian Ganderbal Jammu and Samba have achieved 100 percent coverage in this category.