Health and Family Welfare Minister Naba Kisore Das inaugurated a two-day free vaccination camp at Mangalbazar Madrasa, organised by NGO Khidmat Committee of Jharsuguda.Commending the initiative, Das said that more than 18,000 doses of the vaccine have arrived in the Jharsuguda district, and the vaccine is being made available by a lot of public and private institutions.
However, Das appealed to the residents to not create rush at the vaccination centres, stay in their queue, and follow social distancing. He told the residents not to drop their guard and adhere to Covid protocols strictly. Das said the Chief Minister had made all the preparations to counter the third wave, but the Government could fight the battle without the support of the citizens.
He requested the youths to mobilize members of their families for vaccination. Mohammad Nasir Guddu, Raju Qureshi, Shaikh Kalim, Serajul Haque, Zahid Qureshi of the Khidmat Committee among others got vaccinated.