District Administration braces for the 2nd phase of COVISHIELD Vaccination drive in Kishtwar. DC Kishtwar receives first shot of COVISHIELD vaccine at DH Kishtwar

Muntsir Giri

Kishtwar February 04 :–With an aim to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and after the successful conduct of the phase Ist of COVISHIELD Vaccination drive for the healthcare frontline workers,District Administration kishtwar today kicked off the 2nd Phase of the inoculation drive which was marked by the administration of first shot of COVISHIELD vaccine to Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Ashok Sharma here at the district Hospital Kishtwar.

It is pertinent to mention here that after the successful conduct of the 1st phase of the COVISHIELD Vaccination Drive in district Kishtwar which was targeted for the Healthcare frontline workers, the second phase of the Vaccination will involve the inoculation of the COVISHIELD Vaccine to the security personals and the employees of revenue department who are also at high risk of contracting the COVID-19 infection during the management of the pandemic.

DC Kishtwar informed that till date 350 frontline workers of health department have been inoculated with the vaccine and now about 250 employees of the revenue departement and about 4000 police personal and paramilitary forces will be administred with the COVISHIELD in the second phase of this drive.

Out of the 118 designated Vaccination centres, the vaccination points established at DH Kishtwar, SDH Atholi, PHC Keru, PHC Nali, SC Marwah, PHC chhatroo have been operationalised and owing to the improvement in the weather conditions the rest of the vaccination points will be operationlised across the district to intensify the drive for the further phases, he further informed.

He further appealed that the vaccine is safe and effective to keep the pandemic at the bay and stressed all those frontline health workers who have been administered with first dose to take second dose on prescribed date to ensure the effectiveness of the vaccine.

Chief Medical Officer Kishtwar Dr.R S Manhas, District Immunisation Officer Kishtwar Dr Chander Prakash besides other healthcare officials remained present on the occasion.