SHILLONG, July 14: As part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, the state government will provide free precaution doses of COVID-19 to all eligible beneficiaries in government COVID vaccination centres starting Friday.
According to a statement, the 75-day special COVID vaccination drive will end on September 30.
“Being implemented in a ‘Mission Mode’, the special drive is aimed to increase uptake for the precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine among the eligible adult population,” the statement said.
The eligible beneficiaries include all persons above 18 years of age, who have completed six months from the date of administration of second dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
It may be mentioned that the Centre on Wednesday announced free COVID-19 precaution doses for the 18-59 age group under a 75-day special drive starting from July 15.
The states and union territories were urged to implement ‘COVID Vaccination Amrit Mahotsava’ for 75 days as ‘Jan Abhiyaan’ with massive mass mobilisation through a camp approach.
The states and union territories were also suggested to operationalise special workplace vaccination camps at big office complexes (public and private), industrial establishments, railway stations, interstate bus stations, schools and colleges etc. In all such special vaccination camps, vaccination is to be done mandatorily through CoWIN and vaccination certificate is to be provided. (With agencies inputs)
