Mangaluru: While Dakshina Kannada District has not covered nearly 3.5% of the target population in vaccination drive, 50% of them are within the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) limit.
To reach the beneficiaries, which has shown doubts, MCC has planned a mega vaccination drive.
Besides Mega Drive, MCC has also prepared a cellular vaccine vos, so people can get a dose in front of their door, just call City Corporation.Dho Dr.
M Kishore Kumar to Ti in accordance with the data available with the health department, the majority of those who are not covered In vaccination drive is in the urban area of Mangaluru.
“This district has reached 96.5% of the target in the first dose of vaccination for a qualified population above 18.
Meanwhile, 81.5% of them also received the second.
Only 3.5% of the qualified population In the category have not been discussed in all districts.
In categories 15-18 years, the district has reached 108% of the target, by providing the first dose to 1.1 beneficiaries of the Lakh in the district, “Dr.
Kumar said.
This district has planned a mega drive, especially in the city limits of Mangaluru, to vaccinate all beneficiaries targets, he added.
Commissioner MCC Akshy Sridhar said the government has compiled a serious awareness of the population that was not vaccinated within the MCC limit.
“It has been noted that 50% of the population that is not vaccinated in the district is at the MCC limit.
To weaken the impact of the third wave and protect the elderly, medical staff and Covid warriors, they must be vaccinated.
It has also been mandated that all Covid warriors must receive a booster dose.
We made a mega vaccination drive on Saturday.
Vaccine doses and booster can be used in 39 vaccination centers, including 10 urban PHCs, malls, public spaces, and markets.
Those who want cellular vaccination facilities, can contact each covid nodal officer, respectively, Uphc nodal officers, medical officers or Nodal Corporation officers, “he said.
50% of those who are not vaccinated are within the city’s limits
