First beneficiary gets vaccinated in Jabalpur

JABALPUR: Cleanliness worker Baishakhu Panagraha became the first person in Jabalpur to be vaccinated in presence of Union minister Prahlad Singh Patel at district hospital on Saturday.
District collector Karamveer Sharma said, “Vaccination is going on at 7 places in Jabalpur, three in urban areas and four in rural areas”.
A total of around 24,000 health workers will be vaccinated in the first phase at Jabalpur.
“I am feeling very happy that I became the first person to be vaccinated,” said Baishakhu Panagraha.
Another beneficiary health worker, Ratanlal Nagesh who was second person to be vaccinated in Jabalpur, says, “I urge all my fellow colleagues to come forward and get vaccinated.”
Vaccination will continue till 5pm every day and a total of 100 people will be vaccinated at each of these seven booths everyday said sources.