Jammu, FEB 4: The phase II of the Covid inoculation to cover frontline workers of civil and police departments began today in several districts of Jammu division.
At Doda: Deputy Commissioner Doda, Dr Sagar D Doifode, received first shot of the Covishield vaccine at Government Medical College Hospital, Doda along with ADC and other revenue officer/officials by following all the necessary guidelines and procedures.
Speaking on the occasion, the DC termed the vaccine highly safe and informed that all those who have been vaccinated in the district are healthy and sound.
The DC also informed that more than 1200 healthcare workers have already received first dose of the vaccine.
At Poonch: District Development Commissioner, Poonch Rahul Yadav along with other officers and officials visited District Hospital Poonch and vaccinated against the novel Corona virus disease COVID-19).
The vaccination was also held at all sub divisions of the district, including Mandi, Mendhar and Surankote, where vaccine was administered to Health Care Workers, frontline workers of Revenue department, ICDS, Police, Safai karamcharis etc.
The DC said that the Vaccine is safe and appealed the public to ignore the misinformation.
District Administration braces for the 2nd phase of COVISHIELD Vaccination drive in Kishtwar.*
At Kishtwar: District Administration Kishtwar kicked off the 2nd Phase of the inoculation drive. Deputy Commissioner, Ashok Sharma and other officers get the first shot at District Hospital.
The DC informed that in the first phase 350 frontline workers of health department were inoculated, while 250 revenue officials and 4000 police personnel and paramilitary forces will be administered the vaccine in the second phase.
Out of the 118 designated Vaccination centres, the vaccination points established at DH Kishtwar, SDH Atholi, PHC Keru, PHC Nali, SC Marwah, PHC chhatroo have been operationalised.
At Reasi: Frontline workers and senior Revenue Officers of the district were given the first vaccine shot at the district hospital Reasi.
The officers vaccinated today included Deputy Commissioner, Indu Kanwal Chib; Additional Deputy Commissioner, Rajinder Kumar Sharma; Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Sanjay Badyal; Tehsildar Pouni, Lekh Raj and Naib Tehsildar Ransoo.
The vaccination drive was held in presence of Chief Medical Officer, Dr Rajeev Sharma and other senior Health Officers.
The Srinagar district administration Thursday started the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination program in the district. The phase started with 415 inoculations given to frontline workers among others.
The phase in which officials of Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Revenue and Police – the frontline departments associated with COVID-19 mitigation efforts – will be vaccinated was kicked off at the Jawahar Lal Nehru Hospital (JLNM) Rainawari.
Inaugurated by the Additional Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Syed Haneef Balkhi, the phase began with vaccination of 130 frontline officials of the administration.
Senior officers of the district administration also received their vaccine shots on the opening day of the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination programme beginning here today.
The officers who received a jab included Assistant Commissioner Revenue Rouf Rehman, Assistant Commissioner Nazool Sandeep Singh Bali, Registrar Masarat Hashim, Sub Divisional Magistrate (East) Owais Mushtaq, Sub Registrar (East) Javeed Masoodi and Tehsildar Khanyar Aliya Tabasum.
Chief Medical Officer Srinagar Dr Jehangir Bakshi said the COVID-19 vaccination was carried out at 25 different sites in the district.
He said alongside frontline workers associated with coronavirus mitigation efforts in the district 285 healthcare workers were also administered the COVID-19 vaccination today.
