Dr Radhakrishnan inaugurates Covishield vaccination drive at SIMS Hospital

SIMS Hospitals ( SRM Institutes for Medical Science), Vadapalani, one of the leading multi-specialty hospitals in Chennai, joins India’s biggest vaccination drive against COVID 19 with ‘Covishield’ vaccine. Inaugurated by Dr. J. Radhakrishnan, Principal Secretar y, Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, the ‘Covishield’ Vaccine will be provided free of cost to about 1500 healthcare workers as well as frontline workers of SIMS Hospital, in this phase-I of vaccination drive. Using their Government identity cards, health workers can register themselves to avail the free dose of ‘Covishiled’ vaccine. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. J. Radhakrishnan, Principal Secretar y, Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu said, “Building trust and confidence to motivate people to get vaccinated for good against COVID 19 is ver y important.”