As the State prepares for a potential fourth wave, around three lakh citizens are yet to take the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Now, the health staff from the different primary health centres (PHCs) have been tasked with the responsibility of contacting these individuals and convincing them to take the vaccine.
K.V. Trilok Chandra, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) Special Commissioner (Health), told reporters here on Tuesday that the health officials were also going to the houses of those who have not taken the second dose to convince them and administer the dose as well. “There still seems to be some resistance. We are convincing them to take the second dose. We are also following up on those who are eligible to take the precaution dose,” he said, adding that the BBMP has administered around 7-8 lakh vaccine doses over the past two months.
With a few States reporting an increase in COVID-19 cases, the BBMP too is likely to increase targetted testing. Currently, around 4,000 persons are tested every day, especially those with Influenza Like Illness/ Severe Acute Respiratory Infection and those who have been hospitalised. The BBMP had now sought more doctors, swab collectors and data entry operators in the light of the decision to ramp up testing.
