Port Blair, April 15: Today (April 15), 5488 beneficiaries were vaccinated in 36 sessions and by 85 teams in the entire UT of A&N Islands.
To
have more positive connotation to the vaccination drive, the A&N Administration
has sent MV Kalighat Ship to Southern group of Islands with a Medical Team from
DHS on board under the leadership of Dr. Ganesh Samaddar, CMO, NFSG to
vaccinate all the eligible passengers on board in both onward and return
journey too.
A
special camp was organized for employees of PBMC at Dr. Ambedkar Auditorium,
Port Blair in which about 136 people were vaccinated. Shri Anandavardhan
Mishra, Joint Secretary (PBMC) inaugurated the session. Another camp was
organized at Van Sadan wherein, Shri Tarun Coomer, PCCF inaugurated the program
and 116 people were vaccinated.
Additional
doses were airlifted to North and Middle and Little Andaman by Pawanhans
helicopter to supplement the impending shortage.
People’s
participation is the core to the success of the vaccination drive and therefore
keeping in view the response of the general public, the A&N Administration will
continue the vaccination drive till all eligible people of these Islands are
vaccinated. The vaccination site will be functional between 9 am to 4 pm and
for those who already registered the sessions may be extended accordingly.
People have been requested to follow COVID appropriate behavior by maintaining
safe social distance ‘Do Gaj Ki Doori’, washing hand and face intermittently
with soap and water ensuring 60 seconds of contact of soap with skin and
wearing masks appropriately in crowded places. In addition to the vaccination
all should adopt the COVID Appropriate Behavior ‘Safai Dawai aur Kadai’.