West Bengal to begin vaccination drive for mothers to keep children safe ahead of possible third COVID wave

The West Bengal government is not leaving anything to chance and has set up a high-level committee to effectively control the third wave of coronavirus that is likely to hit the country in the next two months. 

New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday (June 23) announced that the state will begin a vaccination drive for mothers, of children below the age of 12 years, on priority to keep young children safe ahead of the possibility of a third wave of COVID-19. The West Bengal government is not leaving anything to chance and has set up a high-level committee to effectively control the third wave of coronavirus that is likely to hit the country in the next two months. According to IANS, the committee had its first official meeting on Wednesday to formulate a strategy to develop infrastructure and also determine the treatment procedure so that the disease can be controlled from the beginning. On Monday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee underlined that the overall COVID-19 situation in Bengal has improved as she urged people to take all forms of measures to protect children amid warning by experts that the third wave of the pandemic may pose a greater risk to them. She said that the number of beds in the paediatric divisions of hospitals has been increased.