Punjab HM Inaugurates Covid Vaccine Centre, Discusses RED Campaign

LAHORE: Dr Yasmin Rashid, the Health Minister (HM) of Punjab, recently inaugurated a new COVID-19 vaccination centre at Patiala House.

Rana Asif, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Lahore, Mian Nadeem Chaudhry, Abdul Ghafoor Papu, Ali Amir, officials and notables were present. The HM reviewed vaccination arrangements at the centre and expressed satisfaction while the DC apprised her for the anti-dengue and COVID-19 prevention activities.

The Health Minister said, "We are trying to vaccinate maximum people through Reach Every Door (RED) Campaign. We will try to make the RED Corona vaccination campaign a big success as per the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan. By December, the Universal Health Coverage shall be extended to all 29.3 million families of Punjab. We want to do away with lockdowns through vaccination of the majority of the population. The pandemic has caused enormous losses to the economy,"

"Imran Khan, Prime Minister, is taking necessary measures to provide relief to people, and he will provide Ehsas Cards and Kissan cards to people. Today, officials of the Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department shall visit hospitals to monitor dengue treatment facilities. Officers of the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department shall monitor dengue prevention activities. So far, we have hired 46000 healthcare workers on merit. Mass vaccination shall help us control the Pandemic, and we are personally monitoring the RED campaign. The vaccination target set for RED campaign shall be achieved." she promised.