INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Hyderabad: Majority of the prisoners aged above 45 in jails across the state got immunized in the previous one month, said officials of the
Telangana orisons department, adding that it would begin a drive for those aged 18 and above soon
They said Telangana state had been way ahead in vaccination drive than most of the jails in the nation
The vaccination drive inside the prison has been going on for a month and a fairly a great deal of prisoners aged above 45 are immunized so
far, said Director General of TS Prisons, Rajiv Trivedi
We are performing the drive by collaborating with the district medical officer of the locations where the prisons lie
Medical officers have been going to prisons and administering the doses to the inmates in an organized way
As the need for vaccines is high, we will be accommodating the 18+ age once we are made with the previous batch of 45 and above, stated the
official.The second phase of vaccination to those above 18 years of age will be done differently as there is an online registration system
As per the schedule of vaccination and designated quota by the district medical and health officer (DHMO), we will continue with the drive
even more, included the DG
