Bengaluru: Chamarajanagar District Administration has reached a 100 percent vaccination target in 172 villages bordering Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
All 69,887 qualified residents have taken at least the first dose.
An official said that they were affixed to priority, given the risk of Covid-19 cases that spread from other states.
“Remembering the increasing cases in neighboring countries, health officials, acting in accordance with the direction of Deputy Commissioner Mr.
Ravi, forming a special team consisting of Asha workers, Local Angganwadi Activists, Teachers and Officials from the Department of Panchayat Welfare, Income, Social and Welfare Tribal to win the vaccination target, “Chamarajanagar District Health Officer, Dr.
Km visited, told Stoi.
He added: “We took the help of local tribal leaders, Panchayat members and NGOs because most of the border villages were tribal hamlets.
The team considers it a challenge and visit every household to get vaccinated recipients who meet the requirements.” 172 villages were below the health center This primer: Bedaguli, Arakalawadi and Bisalawadi in Chamarajanagar Taluk, Mangala and Kaggaladahundi in Gundlupet, PG Palya in Kollegal, Meenyam, and Mahadeshwara Hills men in Hanur.
Some villages in Harre have also seen 100 percent progress in vaccination.
Overall, this district has a target population of more than 8 lakh.
More than 5.5 Lakh residents (69 percent) have taken first vaccine shots and 1.5 lakh (28 percent) fully vaccinated.
The remaining 1.9 lakh will be covered by more than 60 facilities, including hospitals, districts and taluks, community hospitals and public health centers, said officials.
Meanwhile, Vigils that are strict at the interim checkpoint, concerns over the case of the Nipah virus in Kerala have encouraged district authorities to increase screening on tits such as moolehole.
People who enter the district are asked to produce a negative RPCR test report that is no more than 72 hours.
Those suspected symptoms were tested in place.
Gifts to make people vaccinate involve more representatives selected in drive vaccination, Vallal Muniswamy, President Robertsonpet City Municipality in Kolar, has announced that he will personally appreciate each board member who achieves 100 percent vaccination in their ward.
Anganwadi worker attached to the ward will be rewarded with Rs 1 Lakh.
Naveen Chandra, Commissioner, told Stoi that because vaccination progress was rather slow in the field of Kolar Gold, the President had come up with incentives.
About 1.2 lakh of 1.8 lakh people spread across 35 wards at KGF qualified for vaccination.
So far, only around 60,000 have used the first dose.