Thiruvananthapuram: Amid COVID-19 cases continuing to show an upward trend in the state, vaccination for the prioritised groups in the 18-44 years age category began in Kerala on Monday with over 1.90 lakh people registering in the last two days to get the first dose.
People with comorbidities, belonging to this age group, are included in the first priority group, Health Department sources here said.
The state government has already issued detailed guidelines for the vaccination of this age group and released the list of comorbidities to determine the eligibility, they said.
Eligible people have been directed to register in the government website concerned to be included in the priority list.
After reviewing the documents provided by them at the district level, the eligible people have been notified via SMS stating the vaccination center, date and time according to the availability and priority of the vaccine.
As per the guidelines, the beneficiaries should produce…
