Covid-19 Vaccination; DGP, Odisha, Abhay will Get 1st.

Bureau,Odishabarta

Bhubaneswar: The State government braces for another massive Covid-19 inoculation drive as Odisha’s police personnel and all frontline corona warriors of various government departments will receive the vaccine shot on Saturday.

This decision in this regard was taken at the Steering Committee meeting chaired by Chief Secretary of Odisha Mr.Suresh Mohapatra.

Sources said Odisha Police DG Mr.Abhay will receive the first vaccine on Saturday. Apart from Abhay, SPs and Collectors of all the districts will also be administered the Covid-19 vaccine.

While all departments are geared up for the vaccination process, the government has asked senior officials including DGP, Collectors, SPs and others to take the vaccine and share a photo of the same on social media. This is being done to create awareness and build confidence among other frontline workers who are concerned about the safety of the vaccine.

Apart from police personnel, the frontline workers of Home department, Urban Development dept and Revenue dept and other corona warriors would be administered the Covid-19 vaccine from tomorrow, as per the plan chalked out during the meeting today. Immunisation will be carried out at several hospitals, community centres and Kalyan Mandaps.

Ahead of the commencement of the second phase COVID-19 vaccination in Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation area, Prem Chandra Choudhury , Commissioner BMCsaid, “The officials of the civic body, and frontline workers of various government departments and police will be administered vaccine from Saturday. Their registration is almost complete. A micro-plan has been drafted. Around 3-4 locations have been identified where immunization of personnel of BMC, revenue and other departments would be carried out. Even for police, we have planned 5-7 sessions.”

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