Vax campaign for students in 239 degree colleges
It has been almost 5 months since the introduction of covid vaccination for the population of 18 years and above, but some people in this category have not taken the jab at all till now.
Nagpur: With an aim to create a safe environment for all the students, now a campaign of covid vaccination is going on in every degree college of the state with the permission to reopen once. In both rural and urban parts of Nagpur. According to the orders of the state government, the covid vaccination campaign will remain in full swing.
It has been almost 5 months since the introduction of covid vaccination for the population of 18 years and above, but some people in this category have not taken the jab at all till now.
From the date of 25 October, Nagpur District Collectorate has started Yuva Swasth Mission Lasikaran (Youth Immunization Mission) in each of the colleges. This campaign will run till the date of November 2 and the officials have urged these students to take full advantage of it.
Campuses for Vaccination of Eligible Students
Several months back, there were serpentine queues and huge wait times to book a covid vaccination slot online. However, at present, paid/free vaccination can be done without any hassle in almost all parts of the district.
Now taking this forward, the health department of the district. Is also visiting the campuses for covid vaccination of eligible students. Under this, about 68 colleges under the Higher Education Department in the district. And about 171 colleges under the Technical Education Department will also be able to take advantage.
As per the latest data available with the authorities, up to 812 students in about 16 colleges have taken the covid vaccine. From Wednesday, about 239 colleges will come under the ambit of the campaign. A media statement from the District Collectorate has confirmed that these colleges will be from both rural and urban areas.
The director of Jhulelal Group of Institutions named Pramod Pampatwar. He has said that students should not miss this opportunity of covid vaccination at all. It has been proven all over the world that 2 doses of the covid vaccine will give everyone a very strong level of protection. And if all the students want to attend classes offline. Then there can be no better way than to get this covid vaccine. This covid vaccination campaign will only take them on the path of education.
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