Salaries of those refusing Covid shots may be held back: Odisha
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Fri, Feb 5 2021 21:36 IST |
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Cuttack, Feb 5 : The district administration in Odisha s Cuttack has warned of withholding salaries of health and Anganwadi workers who refused to take Covid-19 vaccines after registration.
In a directive, Cuttack District Collector Bhabani Shankar Chayani said such employees cannot withdraw their salaries if they do not take the jab by February 10. It is found that a large number of health workers/anganwadi workers who have registered under different establishments are not turning up for Covid-19 vaccination. As the percentage of vaccination of Cuttack district is one of the lowest in the state, it is causing a great embarrassment, Chayani said in a letter to the Cuttack Municipal Corporation Commissioner, the Principal and Dean, SCB Med