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107-year-old with medical history becomes India s oldest person to take COVID-19 jab
Two years ago, Kewal Krishan was the oldest patient in the world to have undergone stenting to the artery of the left side of the brain to prevent a major stroke.
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NEW DELHI: At the age of 107, Kewal Krishan, who was part of the drafting committee of India’s Constituent Assembly, achieved another milestone. He is arguably the oldest person in India to take the first dose Covid-19 vaccine shot on Monday.
Krishan was vaccinated at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute under the supervision of cardiologist Dr Ashok Seth.
107-year-old Delhi man gets Covid vaccine shot
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New Delhi, March 15 : A 107-year-old man became the oldest person to receive the Covid-19 vaccine after receiving his first shot on Monday.
The man, Kewal Krishan, was inoculated in a private hospital under the supervision of his cardiologist Dr Ashok Seth, Chairman, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Delhi.
The man lives in South Delhi and had undergone a major heart surgery two years ago. As per the hospital, he is the oldest patient in the world to have undergone stenting to the artery of the left side of the brain.