PATNA/CHHAPRA: The health department has planned several initiatives for vaccination of women against Covid-19 on International Women’s Day on Monday.
Patna civil surgeon Dr Bibha Kumari said priority would be given to women beneficiaries on Monday as far as
Covid vaccination is concerned. “Apart from elderly women and those with comorbidities in the age of group of 45 to 59 years, we have also requested frontline women workers from Jeevika and anganwadi centres to take the vaccine shots on Monday. Hospitals have been asked to keep at least 100 chairs reserved for women for Covid vaccination,” she added.
In Saran also, the district health department officials have planned mega immunisation drive for women beneficiaries on Monday.
“Only women staff will be deployed at some of the session sites on International Women’s Day,” Saran civil surgeon Dr M Jha said.
Altogether 1,169 senior citizens have so far been vaccinated in Saran district since March 1. Dr Jha said special arrangements have been made for senior citizens at the sadar hospital in
Chhapra and at other centres for Covid vaccination.
Hari Madhav Singh (92), former administrative officer of Rajendra Memorial Medical Institute (Patna), who took the vaccine jab on Friday, said he was happy with the arrangements made at the centre.