SRINAGAR: Former chief minister and President of National Conference (NC) Dr. Farooq Abdullah along with his wife received the first shot of the vaccine at SKIMS on Tuesday.
According to a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), he was accompanied by Director SKIMS & Ex-officio Secretary to Government Dr. A.G Ahangar along with the other staff.
Dr. Abdullah was administered Covishield Vaccine. He appreciated Doctors and Nurses for their services and appealed to all those who are eligible to take the vaccine to fight this pandemic.
Director SKIMS Dr. A. G Ahangar reiterated his personal commitment to the safety and welfare of fellow citizens of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir while advocating the need and significance of getting the entire population vaccinated unless otherwise indicated so that people at large are protected from the aftermath of Corona Pandemic as also breaking the chain of spreading it.
He expressed his solid confidence in the efficacy of this vaccine, that he described as the “Best Medicine” to fight the CoronaVirus.
In his quick response, Omar Abdullah, former chief minister and son of Dr. Farooq Abdullah in a tweet thanked the doctors, nurses and staff at SKIMS.
“Thank you to the doctors, nurses and staff at SKIMS, Srinagar. Today my 85 year old father & my mother had their first COVID jab. My father has a number of health issues including being on immunosupperssants for a kidney transplant. If he can get the vaccine, you should as well,” Omar tweeted.