Despite inoculating a total of 8.27 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccines across the state till last week, senior government officers, who were assigned to all districts of the State to review the management of Covid-19, have told the state government that low turnout for vaccinations was a major concern.
The officers tabled their reports at a review meeting with principal commissioner home, Abhijit Sinha, held in the secretariat conference hall on August Wednesday. The officers expressed the view that the main challenge in achieving vaccinations was due to vaccine hesitancy in the minds of the people.
The officers also observed that awareness campaign on the COVID vaccines needed to be boosted especially in the rural areas. Further, they suggested that there was a need to sensitize community leaders, NGOs, GBs and Faith-based organizations at the earliest. They also suggested that misinformation and fake news needed to be addressed rationally and logically. The senior officers also told the government that write ups or videos in local dialects countering the viral fake news should be prepared and disseminated to the people.
Further, at the meeting, the officers gave a brief update on the situation of their assigned districts and actions suggested to improve the overall management of Covid-19 throughout the State. Sensing the need to be prepared for any eventuality in the event of a third wave hitting the state, the state government has decided to continue putting stress on COVID testing, vaccination coverage and strengthening of healthcare infrastructure in the districts.
To intensively review the steps being taken to manage the pandemic at the district level, the government had assigned a senior administrative officer along with a senior officer from the health department to each district. Each team of officers visited their assigned districts and interacted with officials of district task force, CSOs and others to review and guide them in refining /improving Covid-19 management.
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