Jamshedpur: In an effort to ramp up the pace of Covid-19 vaccination drive, the East Singhbhum administration has allowed healthcare and front-line workers to walk into their nearest vaccination centre and take their jabs without waiting for their turns.
Dr Sahir Pal, the additional chief medical officer (ACMO) of East Singhbhum, said beneficiaries will have to show their ID proof at the vaccination centres and if their names are found in the database of the Co-WIN portal, they would be administered the vaccine. “The beneficiaries will not have to wait for their turns to get vaccinated,” Pal added.
Earlier, health and front-line workers were being asked to report at the vaccination sites via text messages through the Co-WIN portal. However, a low turnout forced health officials in the district to change the norms.