Ghaziabad: Drive Mega Vaccination on September 27 will focus on people over 45 years that have not taken a single dose of covid vaccine.
During a special 10-day survey, the Ghaziabad Health Department has identified more than 86 thousand people in this category which has not taken a single dose.
Officials say now the focus is to take them to vaccine centers and for these health workers such as Asha and Anganwadi workers relate to them and urge them to take the earliest shot.
During the mega drive on September 17, Ghaziabad has given the second highest number of shots in one day even though it failed to reach its target to manage 85,000 shots.
About 74000 beneficiaries were given jab in 177 medical facilities.
Another Mega Drive is planned for September 20, but cannot be done.
The department will once again try to vaccinate more than 85,000 people in the upcoming Mega Drive.
Vaccination of Nodal Officers Dr.
GP Mathuria said, “The emphasis is definitely in people who have not taken vaccinated and also on those who are not advanced to take the second dose.
Actual efforts to vaccinate the targeted population.
For this, instructions have been given to Asha and ANM for Bring it to the vaccination center.
One of the main focuses of a special drive also identifies the recipient in this special age group.
Not only on Mega Drive but Asha workers have been asked to make them vaccinated in other days too.
“For the next one and a half months District, the entire population targeted at more than 28 lakh people will get the first dose of vaccines.
In the past eight months, the Ministry of Health has given the first dose to more than 25 lakh people in the district.
More than 6.40 lakh people were fully vaccinated.