At 103 Years, J Kameshwari Becomes Oldest Woman to Get COVID-19 Vaccine in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: A 103-year-old woman received her first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in Bengaluru on March 9.

According to reports, J Kameshwari is now the oldest woman in India to have received the COVID-19 vaccine as per available data.

Meanwhile, Apollo Hospital Bengaluru shared a picture of Kameshwari getting inoculated, tweeting, "103 years old Shree J Kameshwari receives the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Apollo Hospitals Bannerghatta Road. We wish her all good health."

She was accompanied by her 77-year-old son, who also got vaccinated at Apollo Hospital. Neither Kameshwari nor her son reported any side effects after getting vaccinated.

J Kameshwari is not the only one in her 100s to get the vaccine. Independent India's first voter 103-year-old Shyam Saran Negi also received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Kalpa in Kinnaur district.

Among others, Mahabir Prasad Maheshwari, 103, was also administered the coronavirus vaccine at a private hospital in Noida. He was accompanied by 7 senior citizens, including his eldest son Sudarshan Dayal (81).

Notably, in this phase, those above 60 years of age and those above 45 years of age with co-morbidities are eligible to register and receive a Covid-19 jab.

According to an official release, 71,13,801 health care workers (HCWs) who have taken the first dose and 38,51,808 HCWs who have taken the second dose, 69,02,006 front line worker (FLWs) who have taken the first dose and 4,44,199 FLWs who have taken the second dose, 8,00,287 beneficiaries aged 45 and above with specific co-morbidities and 49,25,543 beneficiaries more than 60 years old.

The release also added that a total of 10,28,911 vaccine doses were given till 7 pm as of March 9 and out of which 7,98,354 beneficiaries were vaccinated for 1st dose and 2,30,557 HCWs and FLWs received 2nd dose of vaccine as per the provisional report.

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