The district health department, as part of a series of special camps, organised a Covid vaccination for juvenile offenders of Child Reformatory Centre of Bhuda.

On June 9, a similar special vaccination camp was organised for the differently abled persons of Pehla Kadam, a Centre for special students, during which a total of 60 students and some others of the district were vaccinated.

The camp began on Wednesday morning at Child Reformatory Centre at Bhuda at around 10 am under the supervision of District Social Welfare officer, Sneh Kashypap and District Reproductive and Child Health Officer, Dr Vikash Kumar Rana during which a total of 50 were vaccinated.

This was followed by another vaccination held at Dhanbad divisional jail during which altogether 70 inmates including prisoners and undertrials were vaccinated.

Talking to The Telegraph Online, District Reproductive and Child Health Officer, Dr Vikash Rana who is also the nodal officer for Covid vaccination in the district said, “All the persons were provided Covishield first dose at the centre and only such inmates who are above 18 years of age have been administered vaccines today.”

“We will be organising a similar camp at Dhanbad Divisional Jail tomorrow during which the inmates of the jail including prisoners and undertrials would be vaccinated,” said Rana.

“We have plans to organise similar special camps for other vulnerable sections including newspaper delivery persons, milk vendors, street vendors, staff working in pharmacies, auto driver, taxi drivers, bus drivers and conductors, electricity board staff, local body employees, workers in e-commerce and essential industries, construction workers and other state labourers; all government staff etc and we be holding camps and as and when we get sufficient doses for vaccination,” said Rana.

When asked about the second dose for the 18 and above age category who took the first dose of Covaxin on May 14 in Dhanbad, he said, “We have written to the authorities concerned and are waiting for more doses soon and will arrange for a second dose as soon as we get the supply.”

A total of 50 persons of 45 and above age group were also vaccinated on Wednesday during a vaccination camp organised at Sant Nirankari Mission of Dhanbad.