Front line workers backing away from Covid jabs in Telangana Updated Feb 27, 2021, 6:38 am IST According to the state health department, of the 2,57,239 workers, only 97,646 have received their first dose of the vaccine so far As on Friday, only 37.9 per cent of Telangana state’s frontline workers - from the police, panchayat raj, municipalities, among others — have come forward to take the first dose of the vaccine. (Representational Photo: PTI) Hyderabad: They were out in the forefront in their tens of thousands as the state geared up to combat the fast-spreading Covid-19 last year. Many continue to do so today. However, when it comes to receiving a vaccine for Covid-19, frontline workers in Telangana state appear to be a reluctant lot.