As people avoiding vaccination, authorities asked

Shyam Sood
Rajouri June 05:–Despite every possible effort by the district administration & health department people are not coming forward for vaccination, especially in rural areas in Rajouri district.
As far as vaccination of above 45 plus people is concerned is very low at tehsils level despite the required availability of the vaccine.
If reports are to be believed the matter is in the notice of higher authorities and they have also expressed their resentment.
To achieve the target of 100% vaccination, all the Block Medical Officers and vaccination teams have been asked to move to the villages to cover the above 45 plus people.
According to reports in most of the Panchyats people still are adamant not to get vaccinated and at many places, teams have been asked to leave the villages.
Health worker teams facing many difficulties because occasionally they track through the difficult mountains for hours and crossing the rivers by putting their lives at risk to reach the people in remote areas.
“With such dedication, teamwork, and untiring efforts our teams continuing their efforts to defeat the pandemic. But it is the equal responsibility of the people to cooperate with our teams who are visiting them at their doorsteps” said Dr.Iqbal Malik,BMO, Kandi health block.
Meanwhile, for the effective implementation of the measures taken for the Covid-19 Containment and management in the district, Rajesh Kumar Shavan, District Magistrate has appointed ‘In-Charge Panchayat’ for all the 312 Panchayats of the district.
As per DM’s order, the will be responsible for monitoring & management of the vaccination, registration of eligible beneficiaries for vaccination through health teams, contact tracing, sampling & testing in containment zones, opertionalisation of Covid isolation centers & their functioning, awareness about ‘Covid Appropriate Behavior & other activities.
All the in-charge of the institutions have been directed to conduct Covid vaccination ward wise/door to door under their areas of jurisdiction to achieve the 100% Vaccination target for 45 years and above.
73 persons were tested positive today in Rajouri district, 111 were tested negative & recovered while one person died and 923 are still positive cases.