Webinar on COVID-19 vaccination held
Source: The Sangai Express / PIB
Imphal, February 01 2021:
A one-day Webinar on COVID-19 Vaccination was jointly organised today by the Press Information Bureau(PIB) and the Regional Outreach Bureau (ROB), Imphal, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India and Naorem Birahari College, Khundrakpam.
Dr Akoijam Ibohal, associate professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal and N Shitaljit Singh, principal, Naorem Birahari College, Khundrakpam were the Resource Persons of the Webinar moderated by Dr A Ibomcha Sharma, head of office, ROB, Imphal.
Speaking on the occasion, SN Pradhan, additional director general, PIB, North- East Zone and PIB and ROB, Imphal said, the launching of COVID-19 vaccine drive in the country, the world's largest vaccination drive so far, on the 16th of the last month by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a quantum leap in the history of India's public healthcare system.
He further said, the country has embarked on a most ambitious vaccination programme to overcome the challenge of COVID-19 pandemic.
He said, in sheer scale and ambitious time frame, it is a unique effort.
He added, vaccination hesitancy is quite natural as we have seen it in polio vaccination also which finally proved to be immensely successful.
He also said, we have to understand the natural doubts that people have and the crucial role of media and influencers in helping the people overcome their hesitancy.