Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (MS)

Udupi, Jun 25: Lasika Mitra 2.0 programme is planned in order to increase the speed of vaccination to face the possible ill effects of fourth wave of Covid-19.

ASHA workers will visit houses in the months of June and July and identify those who have not taken vaccination in all age groups and convince them to take the vaccination. Awareness programme about vaccination will be created among the public through frontline warriors.

Temporary vaccination centres will be opened in places where there are crowds like bus stands, railway stations, markets and weekly fairs. Mobile vaccination camps will also be organized for those who are unable to visit hospital or cannot walk or bed ridden.

Vaccination camps will be arranged on Wednesday in respective panchayats in coordination with medical officers. If anyone refuses to get vaccinated, members of panchayat, ASHA workers and community leaders should convince them.

Udupi deputy commissioner M Kurma Rao said, “Instructions are given to all officials to take precautionary measures in the district in order to face the possible fourth wave of Covid. Getting vaccinated is very important in order to prevent the spread of Covid. Lasika Mitra 2.0 is organized in order to increase vaccination drives. In addition, 100% achievement will be done in the vaccination drives of Wednesday.”

So far in Udupi first dose vaccination for those above 18 is achieved to the extent of 100.55%, while 99.94% people are vaccinated with the second dose. In the age group of 15 to 18, the first dose is given to 91.84% and the second dose is administered to 89.45%. In the age group of 12 to 14 years, 108.56% achievement is done in the first dose, while the second dose is given to 87.65%. Precautionary dose is given to 15,750 health workers, 4,316 frontline warriors and 63,044 senior citizens.