MADURAI: Health officials in Madurai are leaving no stone unturned to increase 100% Covid-19 vaccination coverage with at least one dose, and are hoping for a better response to vaccinate more than one lakh beneficiaries during the sixth mega vaccination drive set to be held across the state on Saturday.
In Madurai district, as many as 18,61,964 beneficiaries have taken at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine as on Wednesday. Five wards have achieved 100% coverage with at least one dose.
Corporation health officials said that door-to-door vaccination in a targeted manner is being done to ensure 100% coverage in a locality.
“In several other wards, around 95-98% Covid-19 vaccination is achieved. At all the primary health centres in the city, healthcare workers have been asked to take up one ward each for door-to-door coverage,” said a health official.
Meanwhile, as many as 1,500 camps have been planned for the mega Covid-19 vaccination drive on Saturday. “We are repeatedly trying to emphasize that Covid-19 deaths and need for ICU beds have drastically reduced now only because of vaccination.
Public must shed any unnecessary fear and come forward for theirs and their families’ benefit,” said an official.
In the southern districts, health officials are preparing for the mega vaccination drive on Saturday and efforts are on to improve awareness. In Tenkasi district, a Covid-19 vaccination awareness drive through karakattam, oyilattam, paraiattam, street plays etc by folk artists was held on Wednesday.
