Ensure 100% coverage of eligible population with COVID vaccine by Oct 15: CS

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Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Oct 1: The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting to review the public health response to COVID-19 and asked the divisional and district administrations to ensure 100 % coverage of all eligible population with first COVID vaccination dose by 15th October, 2021. Administrative Secretaries of Finance, Health & Medical Education, Revenue, General Administration, besides Divisional Commissioners Kashmir/ Jammu, Inspectors General of Police, Kashmir/ Jammu, all Deputy Commissioners, all District Superintendents of Police along with MD, National Health Mission, Director, Family Welfare, and other concerned officers participated in the meeting. It was informed that in Jammu and Kashmir, 12,10,920 tests per million population are being done and 0.21% daily positivity rate is being reported against the national average of 4,21,449 tests per million and positivity rate of 1.49% respectively. So far, 1,14,31,276 vaccination doses have been administered to the eligible population in the union territory. A total of 79,05,930 (85% of total population) people of 18 years and above age have been administered the first dose while 35,25,346 in the same age group have been given the second dose (38% of total population).A total of 13.97 lakh vaccinations remain to be done in J&K with first dose. Dr Mehta impressed upon all the district administrations to mobilise all resources towards universal vaccination of eligible group, including initiating door to door campaigns or week long campaigns, if necessary, to saturate all the eligible population in all districtswith first dose by 105h October, 2021. They were advised to utilize the manpower from the blocks/areas where saturation has already been achieved for dedicated vaccination drives in the left-out areas during the upcoming weekwhile ensuring that the process of second dose vaccination does not suffer. Dr. Mehta stressed the need of strict enforcement of the COVID appropriate behaviour (CAB) and COVID SOPs, especially during the upcoming season of festivities. The enforcement agencies were directed to strictly implement the established protocols and levy penalties on defaulters. Meanwhile, Dr Mehta inaugurated a blood donation camp organised at Red Cross House, Exchange Road, Srinagar, where a large number of people donated blood. The blood donation camp was organised by Indian Red Cross Society, J&K Chapter (IRCS), in collaboration with NGO's Coordination Committee Jammu and Kashmir. The theme of this year's National Voluntary Blood Donation Day, which is observed in India on 1st October each year since 1975 to encourage healthy people to donate blood, was
Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Oct 1: The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting to review the public health response to COVID-19 and asked the divisional and district administrations to ensure 100 % coverage of all eligible population with first COVID vaccination dose by 15th October, 2021. Administrative Secretaries of Finance, Health & Medical Education, Revenue, General Administration, besides Divisional Commissioners Kashmir/ Jammu, Inspectors General of Police, Kashmir/ Jammu, all Deputy Commissioners, all District Superintendents of Police along with MD, National Health Mission, Director, Family Welfare, and other concerned officers participated in the meeting. It was informed that in Jammu and Kashmir, 12,10,920 tests per million population are being done and 0.21% daily positivity rate is being reported against the national average of 4,21,449 tests per million and positivity rate of 1.49% respectively. So far, 1,14,31,276 vaccination doses have been administered to the eligible population in the union territory. A total of 79,05,930 (85% of total population) people of 18 years and above age have been administered the first dose while 35,25,346 in the same age group have been given the second dose (38% of total population).A total of 13.97 lakh vaccinations remain to be done in J&K with first dose. Dr Mehta impressed upon all the district administrations to mobilise all resources towards universal vaccination of eligible group, including initiating door to door campaigns or week long campaigns, if necessary, to saturate all the eligible population in all districtswith first dose by 105h October, 2021. They were advised to utilize the manpower from the blocks/areas where saturation has already been achieved for dedicated vaccination drives in the left-out areas during the upcoming weekwhile ensuring that the process of second dose vaccination does not suffer. Dr. Mehta stressed the need of strict enforcement of the COVID appropriate behaviour (CAB) and COVID SOPs, especially during the upcoming season of festivities. The enforcement agencies were directed to strictly implement the established protocols and levy penalties on defaulters. Meanwhile, Dr Mehta inaugurated a blood donation camp organised at Red Cross House, Exchange Road, Srinagar, where a large number of people donated blood. The blood donation camp was organised by Indian Red Cross Society, J&K Chapter (IRCS), in collaboration with NGO's Coordination Committee Jammu and Kashmir. The theme of this year's National Voluntary Blood Donation Day, which is observed in India on 1st October each year since 1975 to encourage healthy people to donate blood, was "Give Blood and Keep the World Beating". While speaking on the occasion, Dr Mehta said that the blood donation is a noble job and is being performed by the blessed lot.

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 1: The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting to review the public health response to COVID-19 and asked the divisional and district administrations to ensure 100 % coverage of all eligible population with first COVID vaccination dose by 15th October, 2021.
Administrative Secretaries of Finance, Health & Medical Education, Revenue, General Administration, besides Divisional Commissioners Kashmir/ Jammu, Inspectors General of Police, Kashmir/ Jammu, all Deputy Commissioners, all District Superintendents of Police along with MD, National Health Mission, Director, Family Welfare, and other concerned officers participated in the meeting.
It was informed that in Jammu and Kashmir, 12,10,920 tests per million population are being done and 0.21% daily positivity rate is being reported against the national average of 4,21,449 tests per million and positivity rate of 1.49% respectively.
So far, 1,14,31,276 vaccination doses have been administered to the eligible population in the union territory. A total of 79,05,930 (85% of total population) people of 18 years and above age have been administered the first dose while 35,25,346 in the same age group have been given the second dose (38% of total population).A total of 13.97 lakh vaccinations remain to be done in J&K with first dose.
Dr Mehta impressed upon all the district administrations to mobilise all resources towards universal vaccination of eligible group, including initiating door to door campaigns or week long campaigns, if necessary, to saturate all the eligible population in all districtswith first dose by 105h October, 2021.
They were advised to utilize the manpower from the blocks/areas where saturation has already been achieved for dedicated vaccination drives in the left-out areas during the upcoming weekwhile ensuring that the process of second dose vaccination does not suffer.
Dr. Mehta stressed the need of strict enforcement of the COVID appropriate behaviour (CAB) and COVID SOPs, especially during the upcoming season of festivities. The enforcement agencies were directed to strictly implement the established protocols and levy penalties on defaulters.
Meanwhile, Dr Mehta inaugurated a blood donation camp organised at Red Cross House, Exchange Road, Srinagar, where a large number of people donated blood.
The blood donation camp was organised by Indian Red Cross Society, J&K Chapter (IRCS), in collaboration with NGO’s Coordination Committee Jammu and Kashmir. The theme of this year’s National Voluntary Blood Donation Day, which is observed in India on 1st October each year since 1975 to encourage healthy people to donate blood, was “Give Blood and Keep the World Beating”.
While speaking on the occasion, Dr Mehta said that the blood donation is a noble job and is being performed by the blessed lot.

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