Covid vaccination drive At Nagada in jajpur
BY AKSHYA ROUT
JAJPUR,JUNE 29 : A Covid vaccination drive has begun in Nagada village of Under sukinda block in Jajpur district .
The district administration kick-started the drive in the village as a precautionary measure even as no Covid case has been detected in the tribal hamlet yet. The camp was organised at the Tala Nagada Anganwadi centre.
It had set a target of vaccinating around 250 adults — 200 in Nagada and 50 from neighbouring hamlets Tumuni and Guhiasal.
A total of 176 tribals or 70.4 per cent of the target got the first jab in a peaceful and smooth manner on Monday, of which 106 are men and the rest women, officials said.
Though the residents of Nagada were initially reluctant to take the vaccine and avoided coming to the camp, they later cooperated, said Sukinda Medical officer Jayadev Nanda.
“We persuaded them with great difficulties by convincing them that nothing harmful will happen if they take the jab. After a great effort by the medical staff, they decided to take the vaccine at the camp,” Nanda said.
Desa Pradhan, 28, of Tala Nagada village was the first person to take the jab at the camp, agreeing to take the shot after much persuasion by Nanda.
