CENTRE FOR SOCIAL WORK VISITS VACCINATION CENTRE
National Tele24 News
Vinay Kumar Sharma
Chandigarh
A team of research scholars and students alongwith their
Chairperson from Centre for Social Work, Panjab University, Chandigarh today
visited the Health and Wellness Centre, Sector- 47, Chandigarh for an
orientation about the Covid-19 vaccination drive managed through Public
participation under the stewardship of the local area councilor. Davesh Moudgil, Ex-Mayor and councillor from the same area welcomed the team and
briefed about the mechanism used by their volunteers for the smooth
functioning of the program. He shared how meticulously the team of fifteen
volunteers is managing the vaccination campaign at their own starting from
online registration, issuing of token, maintaining physical distancing etc. He
also shared the importance of public participation in achieving 100%
vaccination. Dr Pardeep Singh, Medical Officer, also interacted with the students and
clarified all the myths and misconceptions related to COVID-19 Vaccination. He
urged the students to come forward and join hands with them to ensure maximum
coverage. During the interaction the students asked questions like Which
medicine they should opt for the Vaccination? What is the significance of two
doses? Why we have to take a gap of number of days between the two doses? Why
is it necessary to get yourself vaccinated? He answered all these and related
queries of the students very patiently. Gaurav Gaur, Chairperson,
Centre for Social Work
thanked the Ex- Mayor, the Medical and para- medical staff and especially the
community volunteers who have come forward in favor of this great initiative.
He also urged the team of students to act as a catalyst in motivating the
general public to go for vaccination as early as possible. He also urged his
students to ensure all elderly and people with disabilities should be
vaccinated in their vicinity. He also shared the importance of youth
participation in such campaigns.
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