Questions raised over sanitation, group ‘D’ workers being vaccinated first
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Health and Medical Education Minister K. Sudhakar mentioned it was the Prime Minister’s gesture to recognise the exhausting work put in by sanitation workers all via in the course of the pandemic
Questions have been raised over the federal government’s choice to vaccinate sanitation and group ‘D’ workers first in each vaccine session website on Saturday.
“Why cannot elected representatives be the first to get the vaccine? Why are the group ‘D’ workers, who are always considered at the last in all other aspects being made to get it first. This is unfair,” mentioned an activist.
However, Health and Medical Education Minister K. Sudhakar mentioned it was the Prime Minister’s gesture to recognise the exhausting work put in by sanitation workers all via in the course of the pandemic. “Politicians would have been given the vaccine in the first phase, but sanitation workers are the health warriors in the true sense. In all the 243 centres, sanitation workers will be the first to get the jab,” he mentioned.
As many as 23,400 of the full 7.17 registered healthcare workers will get vaccinated on Saturday. The State has a inventory of 8,14,500 doses of vaccine (together with 20,000 doses of Covaxin) and the preliminary part is predicted to be accomplished inside per week, he mentioned.
Calling upon individuals to not imagine rumours and misinformation about hostile occasions of vaccination, the Minister mentioned: “People should not be misled by rumours on social media. Only information provided on official government handles is authentic.” Lactating moms, pregnant girls and people allergic to vaccines won’t be vaccinated, he added.
BBMP Commissioner N. Manjunath Prasad inspected the eight vaccine websites within the metropolis to evaluation the preparedness. “BBMP has been allocated 1,05,000 doses of Covishield vaccine and the same has been distributed to the eight centres. As many as 100 beneficiaries in each vaccine site will be vaccinated on Saturday. From January 18, vaccination will begin in all the 760 centres that come under BBMP limits and all arrangements have been made,” he mentioned.
Co-WIN portal
The Commissioner mentioned the Chief Secretary has directed that beneficiary registration on Co-WIN portal that had been stopped on January 12 may be resumed from January 24. “After the second part registrations, the date of vaccination can be mounted. The second part will embody employees of BBMP, BWSS, Police, Revenue and different allied departments. To keep away from any Internet connectivity points, all centres have been supplied with two or three Internet connections.
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