Over 4 lakh beneficiaries identified for booster dose in Tiruppur district
The Hindu
The Health Department has identified 4,08,600 beneficiaries in Tiruppur district as eligible for the booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine.Officials said the beneficiaries comprised 3,59,200 persons who ar
The Health Department has identified 4,08,600 beneficiaries in Tiruppur district as eligible for the booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Officials said the beneficiaries comprised 3,59,200 persons who are 60 years and above and with co-morbidities, 37,000 frontline workers and 12,400 health care workers in the district. The administration of booster dose commenced at 77 vaccination centres across the district on Monday, the officials said.
The booster dose will be administered only after nine months or 39 weeks after the administration of the second dose. Only Covaxin and Covishield will be administered, according to the officials.
In 2021, five women from Mayithara, four of them MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) workers, found a common ground in their desire to create a sustainable livelihood by growing vegetables. Rajamma M., Mary Varkey, Valsala L., Elisho S., and Praseeda Sumesh, aged between 70 and 39, pooled their savings, rented a piece of land and began their collective vegetable farming journey under the Deepam Krishi group.