Lt Governor Tamilisai Sundararajan on Thursday said a certificate of proof of vaccination against COVID-19 will soon be a pre-condition for availing government schemes and even special Diwali gifts from the Puducherry government.
Flagging off the Indian Air Force’s East Coast Cycle Expedition in front of the Raj Niwas to commemorate the 1971 war victory over Pakistan, Ms. Sundararajan called for a door-to-door survey on the vaccination status of families and yet to identify them. is proposed. To volunteer for the job.
The Lt Governor said that pensioners, as one of the most vulnerable sections of the population, who did not get the shot, would be identified and given priority for vaccination.
He said that the beneficiary of government schemes and other areas would also be surveyed to determine the vaccination status.
The meeting of the COVID-19 Task Force chaired by him at Raj Niwas on Thursday had decided to go into mission mode to achieve 100% vaccination in 15 days in the Union Territory.
Emphasizing the imperative of vaccination in terms of personal safety as well as public good, Ms Sundararajan appealed to the estimated 35% of the population, who were yet to get the first dose of the vaccine, to do so. Delay.
She reiterated the finding that an estimated 98% of COVID-19 patients requiring ICU admission had not received a single dose of vaccination.
To a question on the high TPR in Karaikal, Ms Sundararajan said one of the reasons was its proximity to Tamil Nadu.
He said that an estimated 40% of the patients in Puducherry institutions are from the neighboring state and are being properly looked after. The Lieutenant Governor said that the district authorities in Karaikal have been directed to intensify the containment measures.
The IAF Cycle Rally, which is also celebrating the 75th anniversary of Independence and has traveled over 700 km to places like Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, Chidambaram, Mamallapuram and Velankanni, to propagate the message of vaccination against COVID-19.
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