Making an emotive appeal to the people ofLudhiana to come and support the needy people by protecting them againstCovid-19, Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma on Wednesday exhorted the philanthropiststo gift the needy with vaccine on birthdays and anniversaries which would beservice to the humanity.
Speaking to the Ludhianavis in his weeklyFacebook Live session on DPRO Ludhiana official page, Deputy Commissioner saidthat the need of hour is to get vaccinated at the earliest to avoid anticipatedthird wave.
He said that this would be real andunforgettable service to the humanity by sponsoring vaccine for the needy entitledpeople as vaccine would save their lives from the contagion.
He added that the government has not beenreceiving sufficient supply of vaccine for entitled category of 18-44 age bracket.
Deputy Commissioner said that private hospitalshad procured 1.25 lakh vaccine on May 28 and only 2000 had got vaccinated whichwas not a good number.
Sharma said that private hospitals charge a feefor the vaccine which is below than the rate of a movie tickets or a pizzaparty or restaurant outing.
He asked philanthropists, social organizations,NGOs and others to help the entitled people in getting the vaccine bysponsoring at these hospitals on the birthdays, anniversaries or otheroccasion.
Deputy Commissioner said that people needvaccine right now not concentrators, masks, sanitizers, oxygen cylinders assituation is now getting normal.
He added that aggressive vaccination of maximumpeople will ensure building herd immunity and will prevent this wave. He alsoassured the gym operators to take up their issue of reopening with the seniorauthorities on priority basis.