Jalandhar, March 27: In an innovative move to providevaccination facilities to eligible beneficiaries nearby their homes, districtadministration on Saturday launched a mobile vaccination van in the district.This mobile van equipped with all necessary equipment and staff would visitvarious urban and rural locations to provide on the spot inoculation facilitiesto the beneficiaries.
Divulging the details, Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thorisaid that the drive was started from Punjab Roadways office, where all the staffmembers of the roadways were vaccinated. The van then visited the Industrialarea to cover migrant labourers under this special drive, he mentioned.
The DC stated that the move aimed at creating awarenessamong the general public to come forward for vaccination as this was the onlysolution to keep the virus at bay. He added that besides vaccination facilitiesbeing provided at various session sites set up in the district, the mobile vanwas launched to facilitate beneficiaries just nearby their homes. Now, they canavail the benefit of vaccination near their localities and more mobile vanswould be pressed into service to cover maximum population in the coming days.
The Deputy Commissioner said under the ‘mobile vaccination’initiative, the beneficiaries need not to book slots in advance as thesefacilities would be provided during the special camps. He said now health teamswill visit particular area/factory/village/residential society or privateestablishments, where the eligible beneficiaries would be inoculated.
The DC urged people to get a vaccine jab as it could boosttheir immunity level to protect them from the ill-effects of the virus. He saidthat the vaccination was necessitated amid the current COVID situation so allthe eligible beneficiaries should come forward for the vaccination. He said thevaccination would infuse a sense of confidence among beneficiaries besidesensuring their protection.