In pics | Kashmir achieves 2 crore vaccinations amid harsh winter

Vaccine workers in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir have battled bone-chilling temperatures, inhospitable terrain, and vaccine-hesitancy to bring Kashmir’s vaccination tally to two crore. The region had hit the one crore vaccinations mark back in September 2021. Announcing the new milestone, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha heaped praise on frontline healthcare workers who braved the winter to vaccinate people in hard-to-reach villages cut-off by heavy snowfall. According to the government, Kashmir hit the 100% vaccination mark for eligible adults on January 12, while 57% of adolescents in the age group of 15 to 18 years have been vaccinated with the first dose thus far.