Maharashtra: Stern action likely for those skipping second dose, says deputy CM Ajit Pawar | Pune News – Times of India

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Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar

PUNE: Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said the district administration would take a decision next week on taking stern measures against those deliberately skipping the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine.
He said the administration would first persuade those skipping their second dose to take the second shot through the door-to-door campaign. “If people still refuse and do not cooperate, we shall have to decide on taking stern action,” he said.
The minister said a large number of people had avoided taking the second dose in Baramati, Daund and Indapur tehsils, among others. He said at present efforts would be focused on pursuing these people to get the jab. A similar approach would be taken at the state-level, too, till any decision on sterner measures against the “shirkers” was taken, he said.
“The data of talukas lagging in administering the second dose would be shared with the elected representatives to ensure that they too can help in vaccinating those due for it. It is true that people were a bit reluctant about taking the second dose, but after the recent developments (Omicron), the pace of vaccination has increased, and queues are being witnessed outside the inoculation centres,” Ajit Pawar said, stressing on ramping up the vaccination rural areas.
“Doctors in the (state) task force (on Covid-19) have advised that we have to administer the second dose at the earliest and if we succeed in that, the situation will be good,” he said. The district guardian minister said the Pune collector and the Zilla Parishad’s chief executive officer would closely work with the administration and mobilise the workers to reach out to those having delayed the second dose through the Har Ghar Dastak campaign this week. “Drives will be conducted to ensure that the beneficiaries are convinced to take the second dose on time,” Ajit Pawar said, after the district weekly Covid review meeting.
Citing the advice from the task force members and health experts in the wake of the Omicron variant, Pawar said the main aim for all states should be to ensure speedy and complete vaccination of all adult beneficiaries. “The Pune district has already achieved 100% first dose vaccination but lagging in the second dose in certain talukas. The vaccination programme has picked up in the last 10 days with an average of 60,000-70,000 citizens being vaccinated each day,” he said.

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