‘Har Ghar Dastak’: Teams to identify people who have not taken Covid jab

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, November 12

To ensure 100 per cent Covid-19 vaccination in Jalandhar district, the local administration has flagged off a special ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ campaign to reach out to every household and encourage them to get vaccinated in the district.

This was told by Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori, while participating a meeting chaired by Punjab Chief Secretary Anirudh Tewari by video conferencing here today. He said an impeccable plan has been formulated for the effective implementation of ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ campaign in the district so that no eligible beneficiary would remain without of immunisation.

Thori said under this campaign, ASHA and ANM workers have already started the process of identifying people, who have not get their first dose of the vaccination yet and who are eligible for the second dose, but haven’t got it.

He further said that people eligible for the second dose will be encouraged on phone to get it from nearby government hospital at free of cost.

The DC said mobile units have been formed to provide immunisation facility to the people at their doorsteps and coordination is being made with the industrial units for vaccination of their remaining immunised workers at their workspace.

Apart from this, special arrangements will be made for immunisation of personal with physical disabilities and pregnant women in their houses. The Deputy Commissioner said a total of 21,59,808 doses, including 14,45131 to first and 7,14,676 second doses of Covid vaccine, have been administrated to the eligible people in the district so far, making Jalandhar district one of the three leading districts of the state.

He urged to the people, who have not yet get first dose, to get vaccinated on priority basis so that the virus spread could be contained. Civil Surgeon Dr Ranjit Singh, District Immunisation Officer Dr Rakesh Chopra and other officials were also present at the meeting.

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