Health staff hesitation mars vaccination drive

Solan, January 22

Hesitation among the health staff has marred the Covid-19 vaccination drive with merely 70 per cent target having been achieved in the first five days in Sirmaur district.

In the drive held today 60 registrants were vaccinated as against the target of 100 taking the total number of those vaccinated at 401 as against the target of 571 in the district. The situation improved today as compared to yesterday when barely 50.15 per cent health staff had turned up for vaccination. Out of the 323 registrants, only 163 persons were vaccinated at the three centres at Nahan, Rajgarh and Sarahan last evening.

Deputy Commissioner Sirmaur Dr Rk Pruthi said efforts were afoot to vaccinate the health staff in the first phase but sizeable chunk of the health staff was unwilling for vaccination. This has acted as a deterrent to achieve the targetted number.

He said vaccination was conducted at several health institutes at Paonta Sahib, Majra, Rajgarh, Nahan, Nohradhar, Ronhat and Sarahan till now and it will be conducted at Haripur Dhar, Kafota, Rajgarh, Sarahan, Nohradhar and Nahan tomorrow. — TNS