Health officials on toes in Bihar to inoculate people

PATNA: Inoculation of people above 45 years of age and school teachers against Covid-19 infection began in different districts in the state on Thursday.
In Katihar, the vaccination process was carried out at more than 70 places in the district. “At least 1,300 people received Covishield jabs on Thursday. Earlier, we were giving vaccines to people in the age bracket of 45 and above with comorbidities and elderly people,” said district immunisation officer Dr D N Jha.
He added, “Around 62,000 vaccine doses have been administered to people in the district so far. More than 12,000 have received their second doses.”
In Khagaria, at least 1,000 people over 45 years of age received vaccine shots on Thursday. The vaccination programme for people above 45 years and regular and contractual schoolteachers was launched at Khagaria sadar hospital and various primary health centres at the block headquarters.
Meanwhile, 1,421 beneficiaries received vaccine shots at 336 centres in Nalanda district on Thursday. Altogether 2,030 beneficiaries, on the other hand, received their first dose of vaccine at 50 centres in Sheikhpura district on Thursday.
In Gaya, 6,000 people took vaccine shots at different centres. Among the beneficiaries, 5,738 took first dose and 262 second dose.
In Chhapra, while reviewing the progress made in immunization in Saran district, DM Dr Nilesh Ramchandra Deore expressed concern over less progress in Isuapur, Revelganj and Parsa blocks and directed the officials concerned to expedite the process. Deore asked the district education officer and civil surgeon to take help of ‘vidyalaya samitis’ to convince teachers and others to take vaccine shots.
(With inputs from Sanjeev Mishra, N P Thakur, Farrukh Nadim, Alok Kumar & H K Verma)