AURANGABAD: As the Centre has announced Covid vaccination for those between the age group of 15 years and 18 years, the district task force for Covid on Monday said a door-to-door vaccination drive involving schools and colleges will be carried out from January 3.
“The proposed drive, aimed at immunising teenagers, will be executed on the line of ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ campaign, in which door-to-door visits are paid to convince beneficiaries to take the vaccine. The health department, education department and the district administration have been asked to work together for the success of the new drive,” said Aurangabad district collector Sunil Chavan.
Addressing the meeting of the task force, Chavan stressed on the need for speedy mass immunisation in the wake of a possibility of a Covid wave due to the Omicron variant. Aurangabad district has achieved 81% vaccination coverage involving the first dose and close to 41% involving both the doses.
“Amid the speculations of spurt in Covid cases, the latest curbs introduced by the state government must be followed in both rural and urban limits. With wedding season and New Year celebrations around the corner, everyone should ensure strict compliance with Covid prevention norms,” he said.
During the meeting, the civic administration informed the district task force about the ongoing crackdown against people not wearing masks while travelling in private vehicles. The registration details of their vehicles are sent to the Regional Transport Office (RTO) for levying fine. As per official data, Aurangabad RTO issued challans to 325 such violators so far.
Aurangabad on Monday reported four fresh cases, taking the total number of active cases to 57. A total of 12 patients were discharged .
