KAPURTHALA: Deputy commissioner kapurthala Deepti Uppal said that all the Government teachers in the district would undergo volunteer vaccination as frontline workers in the district. Besides that asha workers, anganwari workers, revenue officials also have been asked to go for vaccination as they may turn to be super spreaders.
Today in a meeting to review the vaccination process and covid contain alongwith all ADCs, SDMs and Police officials, Deputy commissioner said that due to upcoming procurement season , all officials and employees of food supply and district mandi office must be treated as frontline workers and to be vaccinated till march 31.
She also asked the AETC to strictly enforce the covid contain rules in marriage palaces as supervisors have been deputed to keep a hawk eye in functions at marriage palaces etc.
Deputy commissioner also asked the health department to increase session sites as presently 28 sites have the facility for vaccination, which includes 24 Government hospitals and PHCs alonwith 4 private hospitals.
District immunization officers informed that till now 12873 people vaccinated across the district.
Taking serious note of low vaccination of health, revenue and social security workers, Deputy commissioner said that all SDM would personally ensure the vaccination of all workers besides covering all employees of district administrative complex, kapurthala.
She also asked the health officials to speed up the process to cover people with comorbid conditions as they falls under the high risk category.
Prominent amongst present on the occasion included ADC G Rahul chabha, ADC D SP Angra, ADC Phagwara Rajiv verma, SDMs Varinderpal singh bajwa, Dr Charumita, Balbir Raj and shaeri malhotra, civil surgeon Dr Seema, DSP Sandeep singh, district immunization officer Dr Randeep singh , District Mandi officer Arvinder singh , DFSC Geeta Bishanbhu , Dr Rajiv bhagat etc.