Advocacy meeting on COVID-19 vaccination held
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR
Imphal, July 07 2021:
An Advocacy meeting on CO VID 19 vaccination with the religious leaders and representatives of the CSOs functional in Imphal East District was organized by State Health Society, National Health Mission, Manipur in Panchayat Bhavan, DC office Complex, Imphal East District today.
Shamim Ahmad Shah, Addl Deputy Commissioner, Imphal East District, Dr Jubilee Wahengbam, State Nodal officer, RKSK and ASHA, Chief Medical Officer, Imphal East, District Surveillance Officer, IDSP, District Nodal Officer of Vaccination, Home Isolation and other officers from the Government machineries and various religious leaders of different religion & representatives of CSOs functioning in the district participated in the meeting.
Dr T Manihar Singh, State Immunisation Officer, Manipur and Dr Dineshwor Singh, Deputy Director, Family Welfare, Manipur were the resource persons in today's meeting.
The resource persons talked in length about the types of the vaccination used across the country, composition of the vaccination, about Corona virus - its genetic material, how it replicates inside the body, who can receive the vaccine, adverse effect after immunization etc.
The resource persons also talked about the myths and facts of COVID-19 vaccine.
Shamim Ahmad Shah stated that Imphal East has been able to achieve 1.63 lakhs number of vaccination against the total of 3.08 lakhs number of 18 plus population and everyday more than 25 sessions are being organized at various locations (at least one in every AC) under the AC wise Mass Vaccination Programme of Imphal East District which commenced from July 21.Dr Indira, Chief Medical Officer, Imphal East appealed to all the eligible persons to come out for vaccination and help in achieving the target of total vaccination.