Furtherramping up the vaccination drive in the district to stem Covid spread, DeputyCommissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma on Sunday dedicated Covid mega immunizationcamps in Doraha, Khanna, Samrala, Macchiwara and Kohara to facilitate maximumbeneficiaries to get inoculated near to their homes especially among ruralfolk.
Similarly,the camps were also organized in all 13 blocks of the district includingLudhiana -1, Ludhiana-2, Jagraon, Samrala, Dehlon, Maloudh, Pakhowal,SidhwanBet, Sudhar and Raikot.
MLAGurkirat Singh Kotli and MLA Amrik Singh Dhillon were also joined the camps inKhanna, Samrala and Macchiwara.
Emphasisingthe need that COVID vaccine is result of untiring efforts of scientists andresearchers during his address, Deputy Commissioner said with the wholeheartedsupport and cooperation of people could lead into contain the pandemicefficaciously.
TheDeputy Commissioner said that vaccine is as much effective and safe as a helmetworks for biker. He told people that as headgear protects from any injury tohead, a reason behind road fatalities and similarly, vaccine reduces the chanceof severity and saves life.
TheDeputy Commissioner told that with all residents above the age of 45 are noweligible for coronavirus vaccines, the administration is already in missionmode and people must come in large number to get the shield. He said that thevaccine is vital to suppresses this fresh wave of deadly disease and would helpto save the precious lives.
Todispel rumours about vaccine, Deputy Commissioner also shared the story of avillager, three rouges and goat and said the villager was carrying a goat onhis shoulder, rouges conspired to snatch goat, three of them start calling thegoat as dog repeatedly and villager gets befooled and throws away goat.
Urgingthe sarpanches and other representatives of local bodies to play a proactiverole in busting the myth or misinformation surrounding vaccine, DC said thattheir efforts can go a long way towards building confidence.
DrBishav Mohan from DMCH also detailed the gatherings about contagion andimportance of Covid vaccine.
Meanwhileto motivate the people to get the jab, Deputy Commissioner along with otherdignitaries clapped for boosting their morale and applauded them.
MLAGurkirat Singh Kotli and MLA Amrik Singh Dhillon also addressed the gatheringin Khanna and Samrala and said that this is one kind of national duty andpeople must fulfill it to protect the country and countrymen from pathogen.
Prominentamong present occasion included SDMs Dr Baljinder Singh Dhillon, MankanwalSingh, Geetika Singh, Harbans Singh and others.