Medical fraternity of the valley has conveyed their serious concern to MMU that many people are reluctant to take jab
Srinagar 14 June (KNB): Muttahida Majlise Ulema (MMU) amalgam of leading socio religious organisations of J&K led by incarcerated Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, has fervently appealed to people to get vaccinated , particularly to those who are reluctant to take the vaccine.
As per a statement issued to here MMU said that members of the medical fraternity of the valley has conveyed their serious concern to MMU that many people, especially in parts of Srinagar, are reluctant to be vaccinated hence putting their lives, the lives of their family members and that of the community at large, at great risk of spreading the virus and also jeopardising the attempts to overcome the pandemic.
MMU said that as per data made available to the organisation, In district Srinagar, out of 700000 (seven lac) people who are 18 years and above, only approx 290000 have been vaccinated, which is less than even 50 % .
MMU said that as per this data, out of the total covid deaths of 798 in Srinagar 98% were of those who were not vaccinated at all. This goes to show that vaccination is a protection against covid complications and death.
“This data also shows that among 15000 health care staff & 50000 frontline govt staff who received both doses of vaccine from Feb 2021 none developed covid pneumonia and Allhumdlliah no one died or had any vaccine reaction as compared to last year when 15 health staff members died because of covid,” said MMU.
So the effectiveness of vaccination, as a means of protection from covid 19 is well established, it further added.
MMU said that as such the unreasonable reluctance among many for voluntary vaccination, especially in some parts of Srinagar, needs to be shunned by one and all. This is imperative so that normal life in terms of business, education, religion, travel that has been severely curtailed by the Pandemic is resumed & the population of the valley is well protected for a possible Third wave.MMU and its chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq reiterate the appeal to people to get vaccinated as soon as possible and observe the covid SOP’s by wearing masks and maintaining social distance so that by the grace of Almighty Allah we can overcome this pandemic as soon as possible, be protected from it and resume our normal life activities. (KNB)
