Panels formed to spread awareness on vaccination in Chamarajanagar villages

Mysuru: Amid surge in Covid cases in neighboring Tamil Nadu and Kerala, the Chamarajanagar district administration has formed three-member committees involving teachers, anganwadi activists and ASHA workers to create awareness among the villagers on the importance of vaccination.
These teams criss-cross the villages, meet and urge people get themselves vaccinated and make their villages Covid-free.The committee members are also clearing the doubts of villagers about vaccination.
As possible third wave is likely to affect children, the teams are also encouraging children and their mothers, especially those with underweight and malnutrition issues, to get treatment at nearest PHCs or hospitals.
As per sources in the women and children welfare department, the administration has identified 81 severe acute malnutrition, 5,331 moderate acute malnutrition children in the district. Instructions have been given to the teams to regularly conduct health check-up of children. Following the government direction, nurses and doctors of PHCs have started treating children with the help of paediatricians.
Though the number of active cases dropped to 80 on Friday, the authorities ramped up daily testing samples from 1,200 to 2,200 to check the possible virus spread.
District health officer Dr M C Ravi told STOI they have taken necessary measures to tackle the spread of the virus, including tight screening at check-posts and raising awareness among the villages with help from the committee members. “Cooperation of the public in maintaining hygiene and ensuring Covid-appropriate behaviour are vital to fight the pandemic,” he said.