1.25 lakh doses ready for today’s drive
The Hindu
All eligible adults can get vaccinated at any of the 400 centres between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The Greater Chennai Corporation has kept 1.25 lakh doses ready for its mega vaccination drive on Thursday at 400 places across the city. The number of doses included one lakh doses of Covishield vaccine and another 25,000 doses of Covaxin. The civic body has made elaborate arrangements to reach as many people as possible on the day, officials said.
The Union and State governments provided support in several ways to the needy people, but private institutions should also extend help, especially to those requiring medical assistance, said C.P. Rajkumar, Managing Director, Nalam Multispeciality Hospital, here on Saturday. Speaking at a function to honour Inspector General of Police V. Balakrishnan and neurologist S. Meenakshisundaram with C. Palaniappan Memorial Award for their contribution to society and Nalam Kappom medical adoption of Type-1 diabetic children, he said the governments implemented numerous welfare programmes, but the timely help by a private hospital or a doctor in the neighbourhood to the people in need would go a long way in safeguarding their lives.












