Guwahati: In the hilly terrain and tribal villagers karbi anglong have become the biggest obstacle in achieving 100% first dose Vaccination Lakshya Karbi Anglong in Assam lags far behind when more than 70% of the districts have completed 100% of the targeted first dose vaccination.
health minister Keshab Mahanta Karbi spent a night in Anglong trying to figure out ways to convince the population. Initially, religion kept many villagers in Christian majority districts Away from a vaccine like Karbi Anglong, but now things get more complicated.
“In the absence of internet and television, villagers are not aware of the urgency of vaccination. We are going door-to-door to convince them and with the support of the state health department more teams will go to Karbi Anglong from neighboring districts. Vaccinations. Speed up the operation,” Karbi Anglong DC Dibakar Nath told TOI on Monday.
Interior areas like Singhasan hills, Mahamaya hills and Tarapung region lag far behind other districts in achieving vaccination targets. District administration officials said that with 44 per cent second dose coverage, the hill district is at par with many districts in the state.
Nath said the state health department is sending more teams to these non-compliant areas. “We are going to bring more teams soon from nearby Golaghat and Nagaon to intensify the operation. About 239 vaccine resistant and outreach villages have been identified for which a dedicated strategy has been prepared,” Nath said. About 70% of Karbi Anglong’s area is mountainous. Nath said that the first dose vaccination has been completed in the plains of the district.
A health department official said that they are returning disappointed from the homes of several families in the mountains where all the members are in the fields for farming. “When the health teams call off the vaccine campaign, they return in the evening,” the official said.
Mahanta held discussions with the Chief Executive Member of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council Tuliran Rongang and Executive Member (Health) Khonsing Rongpi on Monday. Later, he convened another meeting with senior officials of the district administration and health department, so that 100% vaccination could be completed in the interior areas as well.
health minister Keshab Mahanta Karbi spent a night in Anglong trying to figure out ways to convince the population. Initially, religion kept many villagers in Christian majority districts Away from a vaccine like Karbi Anglong, but now things get more complicated.
“In the absence of internet and television, villagers are not aware of the urgency of vaccination. We are going door-to-door to convince them and with the support of the state health department more teams will go to Karbi Anglong from neighboring districts. Vaccinations. Speed up the operation,” Karbi Anglong DC Dibakar Nath told TOI on Monday.
Interior areas like Singhasan hills, Mahamaya hills and Tarapung region lag far behind other districts in achieving vaccination targets. District administration officials said that with 44 per cent second dose coverage, the hill district is at par with many districts in the state.
Nath said the state health department is sending more teams to these non-compliant areas. “We are going to bring more teams soon from nearby Golaghat and Nagaon to intensify the operation. About 239 vaccine resistant and outreach villages have been identified for which a dedicated strategy has been prepared,” Nath said. About 70% of Karbi Anglong’s area is mountainous. Nath said that the first dose vaccination has been completed in the plains of the district.
A health department official said that they are returning disappointed from the homes of several families in the mountains where all the members are in the fields for farming. “When the health teams call off the vaccine campaign, they return in the evening,” the official said.
Mahanta held discussions with the Chief Executive Member of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council Tuliran Rongang and Executive Member (Health) Khonsing Rongpi on Monday. Later, he convened another meeting with senior officials of the district administration and health department, so that 100% vaccination could be completed in the interior areas as well.
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