8,464 vaccinated in a day

Tribune News Service

Patiala, April 11

Amid the rising Covid cases, the vaccination drive seems to have gained momentum in the district with 8,464 persons, including 2,810 senior citizens, vaccinated today.

Patiala Civil Surgeon Dr Satinder Singh said more than 1.15 lakh persons had been vaccinated against Covid in the district till evening today.

The Civil Surgeon visited the vaccination camp set up at Radha Soami Dera at Urban Estate, Rajpura Road, where 670 devotees were vaccinated.

On camps to be held on Monday, Veenu Goyal, District Immunisation Officer, said on Monday, the camps would be organised at the office of the PSPCL, Shakti Vihar, Cooperative Bank, Government Mohindra College, Urban Estate Community Centre, Phase 2, Vishal Paper Mill, Khusropur, Cooperative Society, Surastigarh, Bahmnna, Dandarala Dheedsan, Lung and Punjab Mandi Board, along with 20 villages of Nabha block, 15 of Patiala block, 29 of Shambhu Kalan, 18 each of Ghanour and Samana, 11 of Patran, 21 of Sanor, 21 villages of Bhunarheri and 20 villages of Rajpura.

‘Official complains of misbehaviour’

After a Medical Officer was thrashed for implementing the Covid protocol, a health official on Sunday alleged that residents of Mardanheri village misbehaved with him during a vaccination camp.

Sources said a team of health officials had gone for Covid vaccination to the village on Saturday. After vaccinating around 100 beneficiaries, when the team was about to leave, the villagers, led by the sarpanch, requested them to extend the timings for the vaccination, but the team didn’t oblige. As soon as the Community Health Officer (CHO) started winding up the camp, it led to a verbal altercation. The CHO told the SMO that the sarpanch had misbehaved with him after he refused to extend the timings of the camp from stipulated 5 pm.

Meanwhile, Dr Kiran Verma, SMO, Dudhan Sadhan, said: “There were no beneficiaries left, therefore, the team started to wrap up. However, villagers said that they were calling more beneficiaries for vaccination. Such incidents should not happen.”