KEY STORY
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KALABURAGI: The second phase of the vaccination programme for frontline workers will commence in district on Monday, said District Health Officer Dr Rajashekhar Mali on Saturday.
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Dr Rajashekhar said that in all, 9,579 frontline workers (including 3,772 police personnel, 2,163 revenue employees and 1,544 Municipal workers) have registered on the COWIN portal.
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During a meeting with all the departments involved in the programme on Saturday here, modalities were discussed. “As of now, there is no shortage of vaccination and syringes. We expect a sufficient number of doses and syringes within a few days,”
CONCLUSION
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Dr Rajashekhar said. To start with, a Class 4 employee will be vaccinated on Monday and later, Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner Vasireddy Vijaya Jyothsna will be vaccinated.
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The DC is taking the vaccine on the first day to encourage other frontline workers to get vaccinated as well.
