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The Srinagar District Administration has set up 44 open-air vaccination centres at various locations for people between the age of 18-44 years.Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Srinagar, Fayaz Ahmad Baba said, "As many as 44 such camps have been established across Srinagar. We are trying that every person gets vaccinated against COVID-19. These camps will mainly focus on journalists, shop-keepers, auto-rickshaw drivers, and several other stakeholders."The SDM also said, "A rumour was spread among people that there is a shortage of vaccines and oxygen across the district, but this is not true."Dr Sharmeen, an official from the health department told ANI, "We aim to vaccinate 300 people in a day. Till now we have vaccinated 40 people. The people are co-operating.""Vaccination is important as it is the only tool to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to control the pandemic. I urge people not to pay heed to the misinformation spread on social media over the COVID-19 vaccination," Sharmeen said.She further said, "We should follow and believe the scientific evidence rather than believing rumours."A beneficiary at the center, Ajaz Ahmad said that the vaccinated population is still very low."There should be a vaccination center at every ward and more and more people should be vaccinated," Ahmad said."There is a gap in the demand and supply of the vaccines. But there is an improvement," he added.According to official data, there are 43,892 active cases of COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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