
More vaccination centres to come up
The Hindu
After opening a 24-hour COVID vaccination centre at Virudhunagar Government Medical College Hospital last week, the administration is planning to set up similar facility at the Government Hospitals in
After opening a 24-hour COVID vaccination centre at Virudhunagar Government Medical College Hospital last week, the administration is planning to set up similar facility at the Government Hospitals in Rajapalayam, Sivakasi and Aruppukottai from Wednesday. Collector J. Meghanath Reddy, who inspected the round-the-clock vaccination centre at the medical college hospital here on Tuesday, said that the new facility would help people having different working timings. One doctor, two nurses and three workers would be available at the centre round the clock. The teams would work in three shifts and people can walk in anytime to get the jabs.
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