As part of the plan for a statewide mass COVID-19 vaccination drive on Sunday, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) will organize vaccination camps at 1,600 locations across the city.
Commissioner Gagandeep Singh Bedi on Wednesday chaired a meeting with senior officials to discuss the arrangements for the programme.
Mr. Bedi said that camps would be organized at 400 places for half-a-day at two places in each of the 200 wards.
In addition to these, 400 mobile immunization units will be deployed with two units in each ward. Each unit will stay at one place for four hours and cover three locations.
As a result, these units will cover 1,200 locations. Officials said that all 1,600 locations and timings will be given before the campaign.
He said that 600 teams of doctors and nurses are being formed.
To create awareness and mobilize the public for vaccination, 5,800 workers, including preparedness workers for malaria control, fever survey workers and anganwadi workers, will be deployed.
The Corporation organized a Mega Vaccination Camp on 26th August at 400 places.
record vaccinations
Around 1.35 lakh people were vaccinated that day, which is the highest number for a day in the city.
Senior officials said they were hoping to surpass the record on Sunday.
A total of 43.63 lakh doses of vaccines have been administered in the city till Tuesday, including 29.89 lakh first doses and 13.74 lakh second doses.
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