Pune: Health Minister Maharashtra Rajesh Tope has told collectors throughout the state to choose the steps intended for persuasion and not coercion to increase vaccination.
He said he would immediately lead a meeting with all collectors to understand the plan they had prepared to ensure every beneficiary was given at least one dose on 30 November.
“We want public participation to speed up the drive,” we said.
The statement assumed the significance considering some collectors, including the aurangabad collector, had made at least one mandatory JAB vaccine for residents to buy fuel and ration.
Tope tells the Toi that weekly review meetings will be held with collectors, and they will be directed to include NGOs, the federation of housing communities and local leaders to get their help in reaching beneficiaries.
The country works to manage at least one dose to a population that qualifies 9.14 crore on November 30.
From them, around 2 Crore recipients have not received a single dose.
Nearly 5.93 Crore receivers have not received their second dose.
During the interaction with the Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday, Tope again demanded it to reduce the gap 84 days between managing two covishield doses to speed up drive vaccination.
“We re-demand the center to reduce the gap between the covishield dose they have only answers ‘noting’,” Tope said.
The Minister also told the center of programs in the state to improve inoculation drives.
“We have convinced the center that the state vaccination program will increase and will be increasingly excited,” he told TI.
“The Yuva Swastha’s mission has received a good response,” said Minister, added that the state would try to ensure that all recipients who met the requirements received at least one dose vaccine on November 30.
He said public awareness was being made through various communication models to eliminate doubts about residents on vaccination.
A senior government official told TII that they had to review how the collectors would reach the target to direct the machine to take a special drive for the campaign.
Bat top for persuasion, not coercion to increase Vax
