T.N. to add impetus to vaccination drive

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi advising the States to focus on COVID-19 prevention strategies, Tamil Nadu is set to add impetus to the ongoing vaccination drive across the State, especially to target groups identified as vulnerable to the pandemic. Private hospitals are to be included in good measure.

During a virtual meeting chaired by Mr. Modi, in which Chief Secretary Rajeev Ranjan and senior officials of the State government participated, the need for adding impetus to the vaccination drive to the target group was deliberated upon. Though the drive is already on, the target groups have not been covered 100% and it was discussed to complete the drive at the earliest, an official said. Besides the vaccination drive, the need for clearly demarcating the micro containment areas and maintaining strict vigil on them was also discussed, another official told The Hindu. Though there was no need for panic, there was no time for complacency, he said.