Over 1.10 lakh people vaccinated in special drive in city

GVMC Commissioner congratulates officials for exceeding the target

The special vaccination drive, initiated by the State government to tackle COVID-19, received good response from the people in the city on Sunday. A total of 1,10,147 people were given the jab at the ward secretariats as part of the drive. People above 45 years of age and women with children below five years of age were vaccinated in the drive. The drive kick-started at 7 a.m. at all the 572 ward secretariats. Till 2 p.m., 84,461 eligible people were vaccinated. By 7 p.m., around 1,10,000 people were vaccinated, according to the Greater Visakhatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) officials. Doctors, nurses, Health Department officials, ASHA workers, ANMs, ward volunteers and other staff from the ward secretariats coordinated in the conduct of the drive. Ward volunteers informed people about the drive through phone calls and group messages.