A high level meeting regarding Covid vaccination and spread of Omicron virus, was held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Dr. Shehzad Khan Bangash via video link.
Secretary Health Department, Secretary Home, Secretary Transport, Secretary Elementary and Secondary Education, Secretary Higher Education, all Divisional Commissioners, Focal Person NCOC, Coordinator EOC, Director General Health and Deputy Commissioners of all districts attended the meeting.
The Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa directed the attendees that door-to-door vaccination campaign should be made a success by using all available resources. He intimated that there would be no compromise on the success of the vaccination campaign. He further added that the eradication of this pandemic will be possible only when all the citizens are vaccinated. On the occasion, Health Secretary informed that steps are being taken to achieve the assigned targets of Vaccination and in this regard the Health Department is in close liaison with all the Divisional Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners of all the districts.
Health Secretary informed the meeting that in 19 districts 70% target of first dose has been achieved however in 17 districts 70% target of second dose of vaccine has been achieved which is less than the assigned target. Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa expressed his indignation and directed the concerned Deputy Commissioners to take all measures to achieve the targets given by NCOC and the provincial government. On the occasion, the Chief Secretary informed that, the vaccination teams should be closely monitored and action should be taken against those vaccinators who shows dereliction.
