Arunachal Pradesh: Mukto circle sees maximum turn ups for vaccination in Tawang

TAWANG: Mukto circle of Jang Sub Division in Tawang district carried out maximum coverage of first dose of vaccination under 45 Plus age group by Wednesday evening.

Circle Officer Mukto Dorjee Wangchu,  informed, that Team of PHC Mogto and Cirlce Administration went door to door, to convince the people to get vaccinated, since many of them were not turning up for vaccination at vaccination site because of being engaged in farming and yak rearing at remote herds.

Circle Officer further informed that one person in Khyed Village and two in Mogto village couldn’t be inoculated due to refusal and medical reasons.

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All the persons under 45 plus age group category have been given first dose of vaccination under Mukto Circle, as mentioned in a release.

As per the data provided by Medical officer PHC Mukto Dr.Jiarul Haque a total of 614 persons under 45 plus age has been inoculated with first dose of Covishield vaccine and 295 people out of these have already been given final dose of vaccination under Mukto circle.

To prevent further transmission of COVID-19 infection, entire Tawang District has been under Containment Zone since 17th of May 2021 to 31st May 2021 and the state government has been further extended the containment zone till 5:00am of 7th June 2021.

The district Administration and Health department with all the frontline workers are working on a war footing by doing contact tracing, testing and treating those who are infected, and isolating them.

During this containment period rapid screening and vaccination drive are being carried out, especially those under 45 plus age category at every village and circle level.

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