Speaking
on the occasion Smti. C. Kharkongor, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, SWKHD, Mawkyrwat
said that the whole universe is affected by this COVID-19 pandemic and this
deadly virus have taken many precious life and hoped that the vaccination
process will help tremendously in this fight against the spread of COVID-19.
She informed that the vaccination process will
be rollout in three phases which will first cater to the health workers,
frontline workers, people above 50 years of age and the general public. She also said that people below 18 years,
lactating mothers, pregnant women and those people who have just received vaccination
should not be vaccinated with Covishield. She therefore, urged health workers
to grab the opportunity of being the first ones to be vaccinated and promote a
positive vibe so that people will not believe in hearsay but take the
vaccination to protect themselves, their family, society and district at large.
She noted that Meghalaya have been doing fairly well in the fight against
COVID-19 and our contribution through the vaccination process will help in
making our state better off in the fight.
Dr.
Teilang Kharsyiemlieh, Medical Officer, Mawkyrwat said that we should be
thankful to the government of India and the Scientific community for their hard
work to develop a vaccine in the fight against COVID-19 for past one year. He
informed the gathering about the two COVID-19 vaccines, the Covishield which
was developed by Serum Institute of India (SII), Pune and the Covaxin developed
by Bharat Biotech, Hyderabad. He also mentioned that the vaccines are very
effective and till date only 10 people have adverse effect because of other
health related problems. Therefore, he said that according to the Government of
India the vaccines are quite safe and effective to fight the pandemic. He also
informed about the three phases of vaccination rollout and the people who are
to restrain from being vaccinated like the lactating mothers, children below 18
years, pregnant women and people above 50 years who are having comorbities.
The
World Health Organization (WHO) member, Dr. J. Takkar who was part of the
vaccination process said that the vaccine is quite safe and people should avail
the vaccination without any fear.
It
is to be noted that the District Medical and Health Officer, SWKHD, Mawkyrwat,
Dr. F.R. Lartang who chaired the programme was the first person to be
vaccinated during a programme and shared that he felt normal after receiving
the vaccination. Miss. Banisha Thongni, District Programme Manager for COVID-19
delivered the vote of thanks and said that even after the vaccination we should
remember to wear mask, wash our hands regularly, follow social distancing norms
and adhere to the protocols issued by the Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare.
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