Only second dose at Punjab vaccination centres on Sundays
Darpan News Desk IANS, 02 Sep, 2021 11:36 AM
Chandigarh, Sep 2 (IANS) In view of maximum people waiting to receive the second dose of vaccination, the Punjab government has earmarked every Sunday for this at all Covid vaccination centres.
Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said on Thursday that the vaccine supply to the state has been accelerated, but the coverage of vaccination due beneficiaries remain critical for the successful impact of the vaccination drive.
So, it has been decided to earmark every Sunday at all government Covid vaccination centres only for administering the second dose.
The normal vaccination sessions for the first or the second dose will remain same during the weekdays except Sunday.
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