Port Blair, May 27: The vaccination drive is continuing smoothly in A&N Islands and so far, a total of 4739 eligible people in the age group of 18 to 44 years were vaccinated till date.  As per the data available, altogether, 290 persons in the age group of 18 to 44 years were vaccinated in South Andaman, 171 persons in North & Middle Andaman and 20 persons were vaccinated in Nicobar District today.

Similarly, a total of 519 beneficiaries both in the age group of 18-44 years and 45-59 years of age were vaccinated today. In South Andaman 328 beneficiaries were inoculated while in North and Middle Andaman 171  and in Nicobar District 20 were vaccinated. With this, a total of 1,23,127 doses of vaccines have been administered so far in A&N Islands.

Meanwhile, the online registration for the vaccination is done through CoWIN portal and Aarogya Setu App. Online registration is mandatory and no on-site registration will be done and people have been advised to reach the centres as per the time schedule provided to the beneficiaries through the App. In South Andaman, the vaccination is being done at JNRM Vaccination Centre between 9.30 am and 12.30 pm. The general public have been requested to follow COVID Appropriate Behavior while going for vaccination.