Udupi: The Udupi district administration has prepared plans to administer a precautionary dose of vaccine to all healthcare and frontline workers within seven days.
The district has 23,125 healthcare workers and 7,311 frontline workers, who are eligible to receive the precautionary dose of vaccine against Covid-19. The district is also gearing up to administer the third dose of vaccine to those above 60.
Deputy commissioner M Kurma Rao said he has already directed officials of the health department to make necessary arrangements to complete the precautionary vaccine drive, within a week, from Monday.
“We have made preparations to administer a precautionary dose of vaccine to 30,436 beneficiaries, including healthcare and frontline workers from various government departments, including, police, departments of revenue, RDPR, women and child development as well as employees of urban local bodies, anganwadi workers and helpers. Special vaccination camps will be organised to achieve the target within a week.”
“Beneficiaries can take the precautionary dose 9 months after taking the second dose of Covishield or Covaxin, and are eligible to be administered a third shot of the same vaccine. Meanwhile, all those who are above 60 will be given a precautionary dose, if they have already received the second dose nine months ago,” the DC said.
“Society will be affected as a whole, if healthcare workers and frontline workers from government departments get infected. Hence, it is important for them to be administered the precautionary dose of vaccine, so that they will be able to protect others. In addition to government hospitals and PHCs, separate vaccination camps will be held for them in all the taluk and district headquarters. Meanwhile, separate camps will also be held for the police and revenue departments,” the DC said.
DK has 3.4L beneficiaries
Dakshina Kannada district has fixed a target to administer the precautionary dose of the vaccine to 3,37,447 beneficiaries, including 52,523 healthcare workers, 15,924 frontline workers from government departments and 2,69,000 senior citizens.
DHO Dr Kishore Kumar M said that beneficiaries need not register again to avail the precautionary dose of vaccine. They may fix an appointment online, or walk in to their nearest vaccination centre directly, to receive the dose, he said, adding that SMSs will be sent to eligible beneficiaries.
The district has 23,125 healthcare workers and 7,311 frontline workers, who are eligible to receive the precautionary dose of vaccine against Covid-19. The district is also gearing up to administer the third dose of vaccine to those above 60.
Deputy commissioner M Kurma Rao said he has already directed officials of the health department to make necessary arrangements to complete the precautionary vaccine drive, within a week, from Monday.
“We have made preparations to administer a precautionary dose of vaccine to 30,436 beneficiaries, including healthcare and frontline workers from various government departments, including, police, departments of revenue, RDPR, women and child development as well as employees of urban local bodies, anganwadi workers and helpers. Special vaccination camps will be organised to achieve the target within a week.”
“Beneficiaries can take the precautionary dose 9 months after taking the second dose of Covishield or Covaxin, and are eligible to be administered a third shot of the same vaccine. Meanwhile, all those who are above 60 will be given a precautionary dose, if they have already received the second dose nine months ago,” the DC said.
“Society will be affected as a whole, if healthcare workers and frontline workers from government departments get infected. Hence, it is important for them to be administered the precautionary dose of vaccine, so that they will be able to protect others. In addition to government hospitals and PHCs, separate vaccination camps will be held for them in all the taluk and district headquarters. Meanwhile, separate camps will also be held for the police and revenue departments,” the DC said.
DK has 3.4L beneficiaries
Dakshina Kannada district has fixed a target to administer the precautionary dose of the vaccine to 3,37,447 beneficiaries, including 52,523 healthcare workers, 15,924 frontline workers from government departments and 2,69,000 senior citizens.
DHO Dr Kishore Kumar M said that beneficiaries need not register again to avail the precautionary dose of vaccine. They may fix an appointment online, or walk in to their nearest vaccination centre directly, to receive the dose, he said, adding that SMSs will be sent to eligible beneficiaries.
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