Mobile vaccination camps at Maqsudan mandi, Focal Point

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, March 30

Strengthening the vaccination drive in the district, Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori today inaugurated two new mobile vaccination camps in the city at Maqsudan Sabji Mandi and Focal Point.

While kickstarting these camps, the DC stated that the camp at Sabji Mandi would provide on-the-spot vaccination facilities to masses visiting this place while the second camp held at Victor Forging industry would ensure participation of the industrial workforce in this mega vaccination drive.

The DC mentioned that more mobile vaccination camps would be planned in the coming days to provide inoculation facilities at the doorstep of eligible beneficiaries. He ordered health officials to start new mobile camps for Industry besides integrating nearby session sites with it.

Meanwhile, the DC held a virtual meeting with the local industry, in whuch as many as 50 prominent industrialists participated. Thori solicited industries’ support for the vaccination drive and urged them to encourage their eligible workforce to come forward for the inoculation. He said that from April 1, persons aged 45 and above would be able to receive a vaccine jab as the government has removed the condition of co-morbidity for people of this age group.

The DC further asked the General Manager Industries Deep Singh Gill to prepare a database of eligible beneficiaries from the industry so that a viable mechanism could be evolved to ensure vaccination to all of them. He mentioned that the maximum inoculation in the industries would help stem the virus spread.