Gurugram: Aim to fully vaccinate the city population that qualifies at the end of the year, the health department on Friday night started a vaccination drive starting at 17:00 to 8pm to give a shot to people who are not available during the day or have not been able to get inoculated .
“We have prepared a list of areas where the second dose is due but the recipient is not available during the day, which causes a delay.
The night team will visit these areas.
We will also have vaccination on alternative Sundays in areas where a large number The recipient passes the due date for the second dose, “said Dr.
Virender Yadav, Chief Medical Officer, Gurgaon.
Gurgaon has provided 124% of the first and 84% of the population that fulfills the requirements fully vaccinated.
Asha workers and auxiliary nurse midwives who are equipped with AEFI kit are driving door-to-door vaccinations in the current district.
The Ministry of Health has requested hospitals, industries, laboratories and workplaces to share their employee vaccination status.
“If an institute has gotten all his employees who are fully vaccinated, we will issue award certificate to the establishment,” added Dr.
Yadav.
7,483 people in the age group 18-44 were inoculated on Friday.
In the 45-plus category, 1,130 people took photos while three health care workers and seven frontline workers also got Jab.
Overall, 8,623 doses are given.
On Saturday, 20 government session sites will be arranged for Covid vaccination.
Covishield will be provided on 18 sites, covaxin on three and sputnik v on one.
The health team will also visit 77 areas to vaccinate Door-to-Door on Saturday.
14 new cases in the city meanwhile, 14 people were tested positive for Covid’s case on Friday, taking Caseload to 1,81,599, where 75 was active.
The last time the city had 14 cases on June 22, after that there was a decrease in daily infection.
19 people also recovered, carrying total recovery to 1,80,599.
A total of 71 patients were in house isolation.