“Vaccination has proved that it can reduce hospitalization and deaths and I urge the people of the state to vaccinate themselves as early as possible.”
The mega drive will commence at 7 a.m., the Minister said, adding that it will continue for 12 hours at a stretch.
Subramanian noted that the latest initiative would reduce the the vaccination gap.
The statement also said that only 46 per cent of frontline workers and 64 per cent of healthcare providers have taken both doses of the vaccine.
“The frontline workers and health care providers along with senior citizens are vulnerable to the disease and all of them should immediately take both the doses of the vaccine,” the Minister told IANS.
Source: IANS
