Kapurthala Deputy Commissioner orders Covid vaccination for govt teachers as frontline workers

Tribune News Service

Kapurthala, March 23

Kapurthala Deputy Commissioner Deepti Uppal said all government teachers in the district would undergo volunteer vaccination as frontline workers in the district. Besides, ASHA workers, anganwari workers, revenue officials have also been asked to go for vaccination as they could turn to be the super-spreaders.

At a meeting to review the vaccination process with all ADCs, SDMs and police officials, the DC said due to the upcoming procurement season, all officials and employees of the Food and Civil Supplies and District Mandi Office must be treated as frontline workers and should be vaccinated till March 31.

She asked the AETC to strictly enforce the Covid norms in marriage palaces as supervisors have been deputed to keep a hawk eye in functions at marriage palaces etc.

The DC also asked the Health Department to increase session sites, as presently 28 sites have the facility for vaccination, which includes 24 government hospitals and Primary Health Centres along with four private hospitals.

District Immunisation Officers said so far 12,873 people have been vaccinated across the district. Taking serious note of low vaccination of health, revenue and social security workers, the DC said all SDMs would personally ensure the vaccination of all workers besides covering all employees of the District Administrative Complex, Kapurthala.

She asked the health officials to speed up the process to cover people with comorbid conditions, as they fall under the high-risk category.

Prominent among those present on the occasion include ADC G Rahul Chaba, ADC D SP Angra, ADC Phagwara Rajiv Verma, SDMs Varinderpal Singh Bajwa, Dr Charumita, Balbir Raj and Shayari Malhotra, Civil Surgeon Dr Seema, DSP Sandeep Singh, District Immunisation Officer Dr Randeep Singh, District Mandi Officer Arvinder Singh, DFSC Geeta Bishanbhu and Dr Rajiv Bhagat.