PATIALA: The district administration Patiala, in coordination with health department, has been successful in ensuring 100% coverage in 11
villages
so far, under the door-to-door
vaccination campaign
.
Patiala deputy commissioner Kumar Amit said the district administration had started with the villages having vaccine coverage of 40% or above. “Our teams clear the misconceptions about vaccines,” he added. He expressed hope that success in 11 villages will further inspire the others too, to save the district from the imminent third wave of Covid.
The 11 villages are Khokh, Mungo and Wazidri in Bhadson, Sainserwal, Theri, Shekhupura, Rasolpura Jora in Kauli (Patiala), Dudhan Sadhan in Dudhan Sadhan, Rampur Dugal in Patran, Ajit Nagar and Talwandi Kothe in Samana.
Kumar Amit said, “We are moving towards completion of our target of 100% vaccine coverage by choosing 10 villages per week in each block. Health teams are working in coordination with departments of rural development and panchayat, revenue, cooperation and agriculture and farmers’ welfare to make the district fully vaccinated.”
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