104-year-old “super senior” Devraj Agarwal gets the jab, says Covid vaccination is a must - Hindustan Times
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104-year-old “super senior” Devraj Agarwal gets the jab, says Covid vaccination is a must

ByNadeem Inamdar
Mar 05, 2021 09:50 PM IST

PUNE On Friday, Devraj Agarwal, 104-years-old, became one of the oldest persons in Pune to have taken Covishield vaccine

PUNE On Friday, Devraj Agarwal, 104-years-old, became one of the oldest persons in Pune to have taken Covishield vaccine. He took the jab at the Kamla Nehru Hospital.

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Born in 1917, in Punjab, Agarwal retired as a defence accounts officer. “I lost my mother to the Spanish flu epidemic in 1919, however, I survived somehow. My overall health is good except for weakness. When I came to know that millions of people have been infected and lakhs died due to the Corona virus, I was disheartened and very sad. It has been over a year that no one comes to our house. This vaccination is must. I immediately agreed to inoculate myself with the vaccine when I was informed about it,” he said.

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His son, AP Kansal (84), who keeps in good health, said, “It has been devastating for super seniors who are confined to the four walls at home. I do yoga and go for a walk, coupled with healthy eating on time. I have been able to maintain good mental help keeping in touch with friends and relatives, though the initial months of lockdown were very depressing. However, I adapted quite well later.” Kansal is a retired professor from Vaikunth Mehta National Inst of Cooperative Management.

He further said that the key to fight Covid-19 is to remain positive. His daughter-in-law, along with their caretaker took him and his dad for the vaccination at the Kamla Nehru Hospital.

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