Street vendors to be jabbed from June 1
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, May 29
From June 1, street vendors, delivery boys, shopkeepers, hospitality sector workers and industrial workers will be inoculated in the district. The administration officials stated that bus and cab drivers, conductors and elected members of the local bodies will also be eligible to get injections.
In the first phase of the vaccination earlier, the government had allowed vaccination for senior citizens only. In the second phase, persons above 45-years of age with comorbidities were allowed.
At present all residents above 45-years are eligible for the vaccination. Additionally, residents with comorbid conditions in the age group of 18-44 years, workers registered with the Labour Department and family members of healthcare workers are also eligible.
The officials stated that with the inclusion of new categories in the vaccination drive, vaccination would pick up pace. However, with limited supply of the vaccine, the residents are also complaining for long wait and rush at vaccination centres.
While speaking during a vaccination camp at Rose Graden, MLA Sunil Dutti said the state government had ordered 30 lakh doses of vaccine to cover 18-44 age group residents. He added that of these only 4.29 lakh doses had been received while the efforts were on to procure the remaining vaccine.
