DH News Service
Mangalore, Oct 26: All the members who have registered themselves for Haj pilgrimage of the year were administered with Menengococal vaccination.
As many as 1,000 Haj pilgrims were vaccinated at a special drive held at Yenepoya Speciality Hospital in Kodialbail here on Saturday.
All the members who have registered themselves for Haj pilgrimage of the year were administered with Menengococal vaccination.
“The vaccine protects the pilgrims from the possible brain infections,” informed the physicians involved in the drive.
MLA U T Khader inaugurated the programme. Yenepoya Mohammed Kunhi, Aziz Malar and Ibrahim Bava were present.
The organisers informed that a special training for Haj pilgrims will be conducted at Zeenath Baksh Yathim Khana at Bunder on October 28.