25,000 to be vaccinated in Bhagalpur today: DM

BHAGALPUR: Bhagalpur DM Subrat Kumar Sen has asked the civil administration and health officials to vaccinate 25,000 targeted people on Wednesday under “corona vaccination micro plan” with special focus on residents of rural areas.
At a meeting with district officials from different departments, including health, on Tuesday, the DM made the block development officers (BDOs) of all the 16 blocks the nodal officers and directed the district development commissioner to monitor the intensive vaccination drive on Wednesday.
“Our aim is to reach out to the people in the district, especially to those living in rural areas. The officials have been asked to motivate and prepare 100 eligible people in 250 villages under different panchayats in 16 blocks in order to achieve the target of vaccinating 25,000 people in one day,” Sen said.
The DM added police officers, district education department officials, ICDS personnel, anganwadi sevikas, social activists associated with NGOs and activists associated with different religious groups have also been asked to create awareness about the positive effects of vaccination.