124-year-old woman administered Covid jab in J&K’s Baramulla: officials
A 124-year-old woman from Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir was amongst over 9,000 individuals who have been administered COVID-19 vaccine in the union territory on Wednesday, officials mentioned, however didn’t present any proof of her age.
A complete of 9,289 individuals, together with healthcare and frontline staff, have been vaccinated towards the illness on Wednesday throughout 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir, they mentioned, including thus far 33,58,004 jabs have being administered in the UT.
The officials mentioned among the many individuals who have been administered the vaccine on Wednesday was a centenarian woman from Baramulla district in north Kashmir.
Rehtee Begum, a resident of Shrakwara Block Wagoora, acquired her first Covid vaccine jab throughout a door-to-door vaccination marketing campaign, the officials mentioned.
Jammu and Kashmir’s Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) put out a tweet concerning the woman getting the jab and talked about her age as 124 years.
#COVIDVaccination #jandkfightscorona 124 Years Old Rehtee Begum of Shrakwara Block Wagoora Baramulla will get her first COVID vaccine jab throughout door to door vaccination marketing campaign, the DIPR mentioned on its official Twitter deal with and in addition posted {a photograph} of the woman getting the vaccine.
If the official assertion is to be believed, then the woman occurs to be the oldest surviving particular person in the world.
According to Guinness Book of World Records, Japanese woman Kane Tanaka is at the moment the oldest particular person dwelling at an age of 118. The oldest particular person to ever dwell and the oldest particular person ever (feminine) was Jeanne Louise Calment (born 21 February 1875) from Arles, France, who died on the age of 122 years and 164 days outdated.
The official assertion on Rehtee Begum’s age is predicated on an entry on the ration card of her son, which mentions her age as 124.
However, there was no official affirmation or corroboration of the woman’s age as there was no proof offered by the woman or her household.
Block Development Officer, Wagoora, Abdul Rashid Ganie — who led the vaccination workforce — mentioned he can’t certify the woman’s actual age.
We began door-to-door vaccination drive right here and got here throughout this household. She was keen to get the jab, which was a great factor. So, we administered the jab to her, Mr Ganie advised PTI.
The officer mentioned when the workforce requested her about her age, all she mentioned was that she has crossed 100 years .
We noticed the ration card of the household which listed her as 124 years outdated. Well, she absolutely appears to be 100-plus, however, I can’t certify her actual age, Mr Ganie mentioned.
The officer mentioned the woman had no Aadhaar or election card and the household couldn’t present any proof of her age.
Though the UT’s Information Department talked about the age of the woman as 124 years on its official Twitter web page, it didn’t present any proof.
In reality, the official every day bulletin on the standing of COVID-19 instances and vaccination in the UT, which can be put out by the DIPR, talked about that no jab was administered in Baramulla district on Wednesday.
Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla, Bhupinder Kumar was not out there for remark regardless of repeated calls.
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