Ludhiana: To support the vaccination drive of the government, business associations and factory owners are organising large number of camps in which already thousands of workers, businessmen, their families and general public has been vaccinated. But in the wake of huge rise in the cases of Covid-19, the demand for allowing the persons below the age of 45 years to get vaccinated is rising.
According to businessmen, a large number of workers and entrepreneurs are below the age of 45 years and, given their work profile of meeting large number of people daily, they need to be vaccinated at the earliest.
Speaking on the issue, Hemant Abbi, executive member of the Moti Nagar United Factory Association, said, “There is steep rise in the cases and fatalities too are increasing day by day. Vaccination seems to be the only solution to safeguard one against this pandemic and great work is being done by the government. But capping of the age is acting as a hindrance in the efforts of the government, as huge number of people remain uncovered because persons below the age of 45 years are still not eligible for the vaccination.”