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Order issued to vaccinate frontline workers across UP

Staff Reporter

The Uttar Pradesh Government has issued a schedule and order to vaccinate frontline workers across the State, including Ghaziabad. The order issued by Additional Chief Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad stated that the vaccination of the frontline workers will be done in four rounds of vaccination.

As per the order, the first round will be held on February 5 and on this day 10 per cent of the front line workers identified in each district will be vaccinated.

“All these beneficiaries will receive information regarding vaccination on 4 February,” stated the order.

Earlier, the health workers were vaccinated and their last round of vaccination will be held on February 4, A mop up round on February 15 will also be conducted by the authorities for those health workers who had missed the vaccination.

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. NK Gupta said that the guide lines have been received from the government regarding vaccination of frontline workers.

He said that vaccination of frontline workers will start from February 5.