Two T.N. villages achieve 100% coverage with first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Two villages in Kallakurichi district have been declared because the first to achieve 100% coverage of their eligible inhabitants with the first dose of vaccine.

According to Collector P.N. Sridhar, Sikkampattu village in Ulundurpet block and Devi Agaram in Tirkovilur block had achieved the milestone of vaccinating 100% of their inhabitants.

Sikkampattu village has a complete inhabitants of 1,026. Of them, a complete of 236 had been excluded – individuals whose names had been deleted from the electoral roll and people who can’t take the vaccine based mostly on medical grounds. The remaining 790, together with 15 pregnant girls, had been vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19 within the village.

Similarly, Devi Agaram had vaccinated 100% of its eligible inhabitants of 1,294.

Mr. Sridhar stated the district administration had particularly fastened a goal of vaccinating at the very least one village per block. The district has a complete of 9 blocks.

The district administration additionally requested Block Medical Officers to pick out two villages every to achieve the milestone.

Deputy Director of Health Services Sathish Kumar stated Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) carried out a door-to-door survey within the two villages and ready an inventory of eligible inhabitants above 18 years.

The names within the record had been crossmatched with the electoral rolls and ASHA staff persuaded the villagers to get vaccinated.

An consciousness marketing campaign was additionally held to prevail upon them the necessity to get vaccinated to guard themselves from the COVID-19 virus, he stated.

Mr. Sridhar stated that focussed efforts of medical doctors and income groups helped them achieve the milestone.

“Now we have planned to cover other villages that have inoculated around 60 to 70% of their eligible population,” he added.