Gurez valley 95% of above 45-years population vaccinated in Gurez: Jammu and Kashmir Govt
Srinagar: Around 95 percent of above 45-years population in Gurez Valley has been inoculated sofar.
Dr Abu Bakr, who looks after the inoculation process and Covid-19 in Gurez said,“Around 95 percent of the population in the age group of 45 and above have beenvaccinated.”
Muhammad Gani, 55, a resident of Gurez said that it was heartening to see that duringpandemic somebody came looking for them with a vaccine in a remote village of Gurez.Gurez is a mountainous valley, 85 km from Bandipora district headquarters.
One of the reasons vaccination drive reaching most in Gurez is that only a minusculepopulation of Dar-Shina tribe in the age group of above 45-years resides in Gurez Valley as most natives have over the years migrated to Bandipora and Srinagar to escapetje harsh weather conditions of prolonged winters in the valley and the lack of basicamenities.
“With habitations in Gurez being remote, our health teams walked several kilometres toreach the people especially in Tulail and Bagtore to ensure testing and vaccination,” DrAbu Bakr said.
“The role of teachers, ASHA workers and health workers has beencommendable as they reached to a population by carrying door-to-door vaccinationcampaign.”
In Gurez Valley, except for a few populated areas like Dawar, people mostly live inscattered habitations.
Tulail Valley is the farthest, which ultimately connects Gurez with Drass in Ladakh, butthe route remains closed.
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