Special vaccination drive in Greater Hyderabad, Secunderabad Cantonment from tomorrow

HYDERABAD: To achieve 100% inoculation, the government will take up a special Covid-19 vaccination drive in Greater Hyderabad and Secunderabad Cantonment for 15 days, beginning August 23.
Chief secretary Somesh Kumar said the special drive would cover 4,846 colonies and slums in GHMC limits and 360 localities in Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB). Kumar directed GHMC commissioner Lokesh Kumar and health department officials to make arrangements for the special drive.
He said 175 mobile vaccine vehicles — 150 in GHMC and 25 in Cantonment — would be deployed.Each vehicle will have two vaccinators and a data entry operator. The GHMC commissioner would issue an appreciation certificate to the resident welfare associations which successfully complete 100 per cent vaccination.