Hyderabad: The government of Telangana will soon undertake a special vaccination campaign to vaccinate all the super spreaders COVID-19, to limit the spread of the virus in the state.
Finance Minister T Harish Rao, Secretary-General M Somesh Kumar discussed this during an official meeting at BRKR Bhavan on Tuesday, according to the instructions of Prime Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, reads a statement from the General Secretary’s office.
The note said the special vaccination staff will cover LPG delivery staff, FP shopkeepers, petrol pump workers, car and cabin drivers, vendors in rythu bazaars, fruit, vegetable and flower markets, kirana shops, liquor stores, non-vegetarian markets.
The issues regarding the identification of super spreaders and other logistical arrangements were discussed in the meeting.
Health and Family Welfare Department Secretary Sri Rizvi, GHMC Commissioner Lokesh Kumar, CDMA Satyanarayana, Transport Commissioner MRM Rao, DPH Srinivas Rao and other officials attended the meeting.
At a high-level meeting earlier on Tuesday, Prime Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao announced a two-pronged strategy to spread the word. COVID-19 in the state. In addition to continuing the fever survey and handing over medical equipment to symptomatic persons, he also asked the officials to set up the test.
He also checked the readiness of officials for the expected third wave of COVID-19.
Source: The Siasat Daily