Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the booster dose vaccination campaign will be duly launched in the state from July 21 for Corona control. This campaign will continue till September 25. A mega campaign for vaccination will also be conducted every 15 days. Maximum number of eligible people should get booster doses to make the campaign a success.
CM Chouhan was reviewing the preparations for the Covid-19 booster dose vaccination campaign at Mantralaya today. Medical Education Minister Shri Vishwas Sarang, Public Health and Family Welfare Minister Prabhuram Choudhary, Chief Secretary Iqbal Singh Bains, Additional Chief Secretary Health Shri Mohammad Suleman and senior officers were present.
Chief Minister Chouhan said that preparations should be made in a planned manner for the administration of booster dose. He said that the persons who have completed 6 months after taking both the doses, they are eligible to get the booster dose.
CM Chouhan said that just as the people of the state had set a record in the country in receiving the first and second doses of the vaccine, similarly they should play an active part in making this campaign a success. He directed that there should be no let up in making people aware about getting booster dose. Booster dose should be given to as many eligible people as possible.
Giving top priority to this work, it should also be ensured that no eligible person should be deprived of getting booster dose. He said that efforts should be made to increase awareness by involving various social organisations, public representatives, Jan Abhiyan Parishad and Crisis Management Committees etc. in the campaign. Appeal should also be made to the public through various publicity mediums.
Chief Minister Chouhan also inquired about the situation of Corona in the state.
It was told that at present there are 928 active cases in the state. Madhya Pradesh is currently ranked 22nd in the country. Testing of corona is being done continuously.
The proportion in which the weekly cases are increasing, in the same proportion the patients are also getting cured. At present, more cases have been reported in Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Sehore and Gwalior.