CM flags off COVID Vaccination Express
Source: Chronicle News Service / DIPR
Imphal, October 12 2021:
Chief minister N Biren on Monday flagged off COVID Vaccination Express for Imphal West district from the CM's Secretariat.
Health Department, in a joint initiative with CARE India, had taken up the programme to fortify the vaccination rollout in the state.
The flagging off programme was organised by Imphal West district administration.
The chief minister also launched Project Swaraksha, which is an initiative of the state in partnership with USAID-NISHTHA/Jhpiego.
Under the project-, the USAID NISTHA team would mobilise those people who are hesitant to take vaccines and bring them to vaccination centres.
Every individual who got vaccinated would be directly paid Rs 50 per dose under the project.
Speaking on the occasion, Biren informed that the state government in collaboration with CARE India had taken the initiative of COVID Vaccination Express to facilitate doorstep inoculation of COVID Vaccine like that of doorstep delivery of services in Go to Village and Go to Hills missions.
Informing that 15 vehicles with necessary medical staff and equipment would visit different places of Imphal West for the vaccination programme, he also stated that more such vehicles would be used to cover vaccination for Imphal East and other districts.
Further cautioning all concerned that the state is yet to totally overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, though the daily positivity rate has decreased to single digit, he urged the public to volunteer for getting vaccinated and also refrain from spread any false information regarding the effect of vaccine.
He maintained that about 97 to 98 percent of those who succumbed to COVID-19 in the recent past were unvaccinated individuals.
Stressing on the importance of total vaccination all the eligible citizens to overcome the pandemic, the chief minister appealed to the local clubs and social organisations to support the vaccination programme by encouraging the unvaccinated locals to get inoculated at the soonest possible.
The chief minister also thanked PM Narendra Modi for his concerns for the state and his initiative to provide free vaccination to every citizen of the country.
He also thanked CARE India and USAID NISHTHA team for coming up with such programme and for its support to fight the pandemic.
Education minister Sorokhaibam Rajen, Tribal Affairs and Hills minister Vungzagin Valte, advisor to chief minister (Health) Dr Sapam Ranjan, chief secretary Dr Rajesh Kumar, additional chief secretary (Health and Family Welfare) V Vumlunmang, Imphal West deputy commissioner Th Kirankumar and other officials attended the programme among others.
COVID Vaccination Express would act as mini camps and have trained health workers to safely vaccinate the people.
The vehicles shall reach out to every neighbourhood, door to door and every eligible individual.