Come forward for jab sans fear, senior citizens urged

Mohali, March 11

Civil Surgeon Adarshpal Kaur, accompanied by Renu Singh, Assistant Civil Surgeon, visited the Sub-Divisional Hospital, Kharar, to review the Covid vaccination arrangements.

SMO Manohar Singh apprised them of the arrangements and said the immunization work in the hospital was going on smoothly.

Dr Adarshpal Kaur appealed to senior citizens of the district to come forward for Covid vaccination without any fear. She said on-the-spot registration facility was available in the health facilities and they need to carry Aadhaar card and photo ID along with them. She said the vaccination drive was going on in seven government health institutes and 27 private health institutes in the district. Besides senior citizens, persons aged between 45 to 60 years with comorbidities, healthcare workers and frontline workers were being vaccinated.

Meanwhile, a member of the Mohali Senior Citizens Association, JS Thakur, principal Swarn Chaudhary, Sukhwinder Singh Bedi and others got themselves vaccinated at the district hospital. — TNS