10,355 vaccinated in a day in Dakshina Kannada
The Hindu
With the district administration opening up government health facilities in Mangaluru and other parts of Dakshina Kannada for providing first doses of vaccine to those aged 45 and above, people gather
With the district administration opening up government health facilities in Mangaluru and other parts of Dakshina Kannada for providing first doses of vaccine to those aged 45 and above, people gathered in large numbers at Urban Primary Health Centres (UPHCs) and PHCs on Monday. Authorities had to make use of local volunteers to ensure vaccination for 300 people at UPHCs and convince the others to come at a later date. With about 6,000 doses of vaccine provided by the Union government, the district administration called those in the 45+ age category to give free their first dose at 10 UPHCs in Mangaluru and PHCs in Bantwal, Puttur, Belthangady and Sullia taluks. At many vaccination centres, people started to queue up at 4 a.m. itself. Councillor from Attavar ward Shailesh Shetty and a group of volunteers from COVID War Room and Indian Red Cross Society opened the classrooms of Cascia High School in Jeppu and made 250 people and 50 health workers sit there. Others were asked to leave the premises and the school gate was closed. Tokens were given after authorities came at around 10 a.m. and vaccination commenced soon after. A total of 359 persons received the vaccine at the school.More Related News