Amaravati: Beginning Monday, all people above 18 years of age are entitled for vaccination in Andhra Pradesh as the government has made ample arrangements for the same. “Vaccination for all above 18 years starts from Monday. Everybody can go to their village secretariats and primary health centres for vaccination,” said a health official on Monday.

Andhra Pradesh health department officials called upon all the people in the state to make use of the vaccination facility and not believe in myths. As per the directions of the Central government, the state government made arrangements for vaccination at 578 locations in Visakhapatnam.

Meanwhile, the southern state vaccinated as many as 13.59 lakh people on Sunday by 10 p.m.as part of its mega vaccination drive. Out of the 13 districts, six managed to vaccinate over 1 lakh people. West Godavari district, which is comparatively smaller in size than several other districts topped the chart with 1.64 lakh vaccinations.

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