Freebies drive vaccination campaign in three districts
The Hindu
They are meant to nudge the residents to get the COVID-19 shot
A. Papapthi, 42, a resident of the Nellipattu tribal hamlet in the Jawadhu Hills in Tirupattur, has seldom come down to the foothills in her life. She helps her family by growing vegetables and roots on a small plot.
A community television set was the lone source of entertainment not just for her but for the entire village for many years. Vaccination brought her a 32-inch LED television set as she was one of the three winners in a lucky draw that was organised by the Tirupattur district administration a fortnight ago to encourage residents, especially the tribals, to take the jab.
But she gave away the new television set to her village. She enjoys watching television with neighbours and tribal elders at the government community centre. Nellipattu is part of Pudur Nadu, one of the 32 villages in Jawadhu Hills that come under Tirupattur district.