Massive vaccination drive in Haryana from today
To guarantee substantial attain of the COVID-19 vaccine, the well being division of Haryana has determined to carry a large vaccination drive on Monday. As per the state authorities’s assertion, the well being division has coordinated with the ASHA staff and Aanganwadi staff, apart from officers of the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Urban Local Bodies (ULB) and Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) for the drive in order to inspire the beneficiaries above 60 years and people with co-morbidities falling inside the age group of 45 years to 60 years.
“The main objective of the Department is to ensure maximum reach of the Covid-19 vaccine as it will contain the further spread of the highly contagious COVID-19 virus,” stated Rajeev Arora, Additional Chief Secretary Health, Haryana.
Elaborating Arora stated that Haryana has one ASHA employee and Aanganwadi employee for each 200 households.
“Thus, these ASHA workers and Aanganwadi workers will be moving from door-to-door to motivate the beneficiaries to get the doses of the vaccine administered. Besides this, the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment has several schemes running for the senior citizens and already has a database in this regard. Likewise, the officers of ULB and PRIs have also been asked to mobilize the beneficiaries,” he stated.
He additional added that the division has taken in depth steps to make sure that the Covid-19 Vaccine reaches the individuals who reside in villages throughout the state in order to comprise the unfold of the virus.
“Also, the vaccination is even being administered at health sub-centers which are located in the villages across the state so that the vaccine is administered to each and every eligible beneficiary,” he added.
On the success of the vaccine rollout, the Haryana authorities stated at current, 5.20 lakh doses (each first and second dose) have been administered to the beneficiaries throughout the state.
Divulging particulars of the current standing of the continued vaccination drive, Mission Director, National Health Mission, Haryana, Prabhjot Singh stated that until March 13, the well being division has administered the primary dose of the vaccine to 1.68 lakh Health Care Workers (HCWs) and 97,410 HCWs have been administered the second dose.
He additional stated that 83,338 Frontline Workers (FLWs) have been given the primary dose.
“In all, a total of 2.51 lakh HCWs and FLWs have been vaccinated the first dose. From March 1, 2021 vaccination of population above 60 years of age and citizens above 45 years with co-morbidities were started and till March 13, 2021, 1,56,299 beneficiaries have been covered,” Singh added.
(With ANI inputs)
