GRH 24x7 vax centre shifted to Madurai MC

Madurai: The round-the-clock Covid-19 vaccination centre under Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH), which was functioning at Elango Corporation School, was shifted to the Madurai Medical College on Tuesday ahead of reopening of schools on Wednesday for Classes IX to XII. Since the centre started functioning 24x7, there has been good response from public even during night time.

As the district administration and health department authorities is actively taking efforts to create awareness and holding special vaccination camps, currently, around 20,000 beneficiaries are getting the jab daily.

“More than 10,000 beneficiaries get the jab in rural areas alone in a day. Many special camps are also being organized for school teachers, traders, disabled people etc., as well to make Covid-19 vaccination more accessible,” said Dr S Senthil Kumar, deputy director of health services, Madurai. The health official added that they are aiming to improve the vaccination numbers further.

On Tuesday, a special Covid-19 vaccination camp was organized by Madurai Corporation and a private taxi service at a private hospital near Ellis Nagar. Many people had come to get the jab, especially with colleges set to reopen from Wednesday. To encourage vaccination, all those who received the vaccine jab were given tree saplings free of cost. A police official from SS Colony police station, Rathinavel, distributed the saplings. tnn


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