BBMP special commissioner (Health) D Randeep took his second dose of Covishield during the vaccination mela on Friday.
Civic agency’s success involves additional health staff and additional vaccination sessions at all available sites
BENGALURU:
BBMP vaccinated as many as 1,64,787 people in Bengaluru as part of the statewide Covid-19 ‘Lasikaa Mela’ on Friday. The civic agency had aimed at vaccinating 1.25 lakh people across 8 civic zones, but BBMP centres alone exceeded 1.2 lakh vaccinations during the day.
Micro strategy
Residents in all 8 zones were informed of the programme. Micro plans were followed by health officers, necessary health staff were deployed and additional sessions were held in urban primary health centres, ward offices, government hospitals, school/college premises, wedding halls, construction sites and other places.
ಬಿಬಿಎಂಪಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇಂದು "ಕೋವಿಡ್-19 ಲಸಿಕಾ ಮೇಳ" ಹಮ್ಮಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದು, ಲಸಿಕಾ ಕೇಂದ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಲಸಿಕೆ ಪಡೆದವರು ಸಂತಸ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಿದರು.
— Special Commissioner Health, BBMP (@BBMPSplHealth) August 27, 2021
ಪಾಲಿಕೆ ವತಿಯಿಂದ ಲಸಿಕೆ ಲಭ್ಯವಿದ್ದು, ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಇದರ ಸದುಪಯೋಗ ಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಮನವಿ.#BBMP #BBMPVacinationDrive @BBMPAdmn @BBMPCOMM @CMofKarnataka @DHFWKA pic.twitter.com/rESg9wR0k0
The vaccine was administered to eligible beneficiaries above 18 years, including Bescom staff, security staff working at malls, construction workers, those residing in orphanages, telecom company employees, roadside vendors, apartment residents and garment factory workers.
Listen to what beneficiaries have to say regarding the BBMP Mega Vaccination Drive Some glimpses from the Vaccination Centres.#BBMP #BBMPVaccinationDrive @BBMPAdmn @BBMPCOMM @CMofKarnataka @DHFWKA pic.twitter.com/7SmCCoCXWG
— Special Commissioner Health, BBMP (@BBMPSplHealth) August 27, 2021
Vaccination highlights:
• An additional 1,25,000 vaccines were supplied to all urban primary health centres as part of the vaccination mega drive.
• To administer more vaccines, 788 session sites were set up, out of which 264 were fixed government sites, 203 mobile government sites and 321 private sites.
• Health officers visited the session sites to review the process and ensure no inconvenience was caused.
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