Mohali admn prepared for vaccine drive, but no clarity from state govt

Mohali: The Mohali administration is all set to start the process of vaccinating people who are 18 years old and above. However, there is no clarity from the state government. Till date people, who are 45 years old and above, were being vaccinated.

Mohali deputy commissioner Girish Dayalan said, “We have all parameters and requirements in place for starting the vaccination process of people below 45 years of age in Mohali. We have ample stock of vaccination and more demand has already been sent to the Punjab government.”

The DC also Tweeted, “Mohali has the highest number of people vaccinated in Punjab per million population. I urge all those, who are yet to take the vaccine, please come forward.”

He said Mohali has the highest contact tracing ratio and lowest case fatality rate (CFR) in the state. He said contact tracing is the highest in the state at 22.5% as the contacts tested are 2,03,305 against a total of 4,56,106.

Similarly, the CFR is lowest in the state in Mohali which is 1.47%, whereas, the state sees it at 2.9%. He said last week, the CFR was 0.8%, which has now slightly increased.

He said directions have already been given to the health department as well as private hospitals where vaccination centres have been set up. Teams have also been constituted to monitor the vaccination process at various centres. Hospitals have been asked to give daily feedback to the DC office.