Tawang MLA Tsering Tashi launched the special routine immunization catch-up campaign for infants and pregnant women, and the augmentation and saturation of the first and second doses of the Covid vaccine at the district hospital.
Speaking on the occasion, MLA Tashi urged the ASHAs to meticulously collect data, so that no one is left unvaccinated, and to create more awareness on institutional delivery.
“Due to the hard work put in by all the health workers, today our villagers are aware and willingly taking vaccines, and this has helped us to minimize the severity of infection, though a few cases of Covid-19 are still coming up but with less severity,” he said.
Tawang DC Sang Phuntsok said, “We must work hard to achieve the targets given to us by the government, be it vaccination or any other developmental work,” and asked the health department to achieve the routine immunization target before August 2022.
Medical Superintendent Dr N Namshum informed that the district has so far achieved 85 percent routine immunization coverage. He also informed that the district has achieved 100 percent coverage with the first dose of the Covid vaccine and 77 percent coverage with the second dose, “but there is some discrepancy in the data that are being provided by the government and actual population, which will be sorted out soon.”
Later, the MLA Tsering Tashi, the DC, the DMO and others inspected the CT scan machine in the hospital.
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