CHENNAI: All government medical college hospitals in Tamil Nadu will offer round-the-clock COVID-19 vaccination from Monday, state Health Minister Ma Subramaniam said on Saturday.
The Minister inaugurated the first such vaccination center at the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine located in the premises of Directorate of Medical Services in Chennai.
Talking to reporters after inaugurating the centre, the Minister said that 24-hour vaccination centers would start functioning in all government medical college hospitals in all districts. In districts where there are no government medical college hospitals, such as in Mayiladuthurai and Perambalur, the centers will function as district government hospitals.
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According to a report in The Hindu, the 24-hour vaccination centers will come up at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Government Medical College Hospital in Omandurer Estate, Government Royapettah Hospital, Government Stanley Medical College Hospital and Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital in Chennai.
Citing the minister, the report said that vaccination centers were set up to speed up the pace of vaccination and to ensure that people, especially those who are employed and traveling, are easily can be vaccinated from. The report said that people with proof of residence can visit the centers to avail the vaccination.
The minister also said, as per reports, he had advised the concerned authorities to ensure 100% vaccination at all tourist places, especially at spiritual centres, and as a result, the vaccination process has been expedited at many places. The minister said that while 100 per cent vaccination has been done in Kodaikanal, 98 per cent vaccination has been done in Palani and in the next few days it will cover the entire population.
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