464 citizens get jabbed in P’kula on Day 3

Panchkula, March 3

With 464 senior citizens and those aged 45 to 59 with comorbidities getting their first Covid-19 shot today, the third day of the vaccine campaign for the eligible general public witnessed a further improvement.

From only 139 such beneficiaries on the first day (Monday) of the drive to 271 on the second day (Tuesday), the number went up to 464 today, though the target was 600.

A total of 874 — 839 (above 60 years) and 35 (aged 45 to 59 years with comorbidities) — have received the first dose of the vaccine in the district so far.

Meanwhile, 86 healthcare workers and 40 frontline workers also received the shot. The vaccination drive was held at seven centres — the Sector 6 Civil Hospital, the Sector 26 Polyclinic, Raffels Hospital, Paras Hospital, Dhawan Hospital and Alchemist Hospital.

The Health Department had a target to vaccinate a total of 700 beneficiaries — 100 per centre.

As a result of vaccination centres witnessing disorder and long wait (resulting in hardships for senior citizens), the local Health Department on Tuesday had announced that now healthcare workers, frontline workers and eligible citizens can get the Covid-19 vaccine at any designated site.

Dr Meenu Sasan, District Immunisation Officer, said they would further scale up vaccination for eligible citizens.

She said vaccination would be held at 19 sites tomorrow. These were the Surajpur Primary Health Centre (PHC), the PHC Pinjore, the PHC Nanakpur, the Old Panchkula PHC, the Kalka Subdivisional Hospital, the Sector 6 Civil Hospital, the Sector 16 Urban Health Centre, the Sector 26 Polyclinic, the Sector 19 Urban Dispensary, the PHC Kot, the PHC Barwala, the PHC Hangola, the Raipur Rani Community Health Centre, Alchemist Hospital, Ojas Hospital, Paras Hospital, Raffels Hospital, Dhawan Hospital and Radha Devi Amravati Polyclinic. — TNS