Tuesday, 20 July 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
In an important decision, the district health department of Dehradun has allowed on site vaccination of the people above 18 years of age for their second dose. For the second dose of vaccine, the beneficiaries would not have to book the online slot now. The people who have been administered the first dose of the vaccine can now directly go to the vaccination site for administration of the second dose. It is worth mentioning here that the beneficiaries were demanding for quite some time now that they should be exempted from the hassle of booking an online vaccination slot. Fulfilling this demand the health department has now given this permission to them.
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Dehradun, Dr Manoj Upreti said that the objective of the department is to make the process of vaccination simple. He said that efforts are being made to provide vaccines to all eligible persons. Dr Upreti said that one of the priorities of the department is to provide the second dose of vaccine to those who have already got the first dose.In Dehradun 5,608 people were vaccinated on Monday. In the district 3,97,824 people who are more than 45 years of age have been vaccinated with the first dose. Similarly 2,36.724 people of this age group have been completely vaccinated in the district
