Ghaziabad: More than 10,000 people in the Frontline (FLW) category and health workers (HLW) have not taken their second vaccine doses and they passed their maturity date, officials said on Tuesday.
The Ministry of Health has compiled a list of recipients and sent them to the head of each department.
Officials added that the frontline workers like that mainly included police staff and civil body staff.
As far as health staff, they are mainly employees from private health care facilities.
There are around 5,000 personnel in each of the two groups.
The government offices and private health institutions have been identified and letters have been issued for all their staff to get the second dose.
Dr.
Neeraj District Immunization Officer Agarwal said, “Letters removed for all such departments themselves asked them to complete vaccination within two weeks.” Officials notify that there is a vaccine doubt among city corporate employees and they are not advancing for vaccination drives for frontline workers along with health workers that occur.
Their vaccination was delayed and carried out after several reminders from the district administration and the Ministry of Health.
They did not show interest in getting the second dose, they said.
Commissioner Corporation Municipal Ghaziabad Mahendra Singh Tanwar said he was chasing a problem with the staff and would ensure that they took a vaccine.
For covishield, the second dose was considered due to the first 14 weeks, while for the Covaxin after five weeks after the first dose.
Dr.
Agarwal clarifies that only one dose will be given to the staff coming from the vaccination.
“Health workers and forefront that have not received the second dose of vaccines now will only receive one dose.
These people are given the first dose between January and March, because they should take the second dose of vaccines between March and May.
At present, there are no new guidelines To come for this, so those who have not given the second dose will only take the second dose, “Dr.
Agarwal said.