Goa: Calangute panchayat to start vaccine drive today

CALANGUTE: The Calangute panchayat will be starting a vaccination center at St Joseph’s High School, Tivaiwaddo, Calangute from Saturday onwards. The vaccines will be administered by the Candolim primary health centre PHC) staff, Calangute sarpanch Shawn Martins told TOI. It will be open on all days from 9.30am to 12.30pm and from 2pm to 4pm.
The vaccination will be done as per government guidelines for those in the 45+ age group and for the 18+ group once it is sanctioned, the sarpanch said.
“We would like to thank Brother Joseph, in-charge of St Joseph's High School for allowing us to use the premises as a vaccination center and minister for ports and Calangute MLA Michael Lobo for getting the required permissions from the government and also to the Leo and Lions Club for helping us set up the center,” Martins said.
The local MLA will be inaugurating the vaccination centre set up at St Joseph's High School, Naikawaddo on Saturday morning.