In a meeting with officials of states with less than 50% vaccine coverage on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed door-to-door immunization campaigns, in whichGhar Ghar Commentary‘ sentiment for house-to-house shots. “As of now, you are working to take people to the vaccination centres; Now is the time to go door-to-door to get vaccinated.”
Some parts of India lag behind others in terms of wax coverage. 40 districts of Manipur, Jharkhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Maharashtra and Meghalaya have been identified as backward, and our daily vaccination rates have been slow even in areas with better coverage. Visits to people’s residences by officials can help dispel myths and concerns about vaccination and get the job done. What should not be deployed is a tactic of coercion. Anecdotal reports have emerged from some states of job-givers threatening people to their jaws by giving false warnings of boycotts from welfare schemes if they do not comply. We must ensure that only persuasion is used, not coercion. Forced compliance can raise suspicion, harden resistance and thus prove counterproductive.
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In a meeting with officials of states with less than 50% vaccine coverage on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed door-to-door immunization campaigns, in whichGhar Ghar Commentary‘ sentiment for house-to-house shots. “As of now, you are working to take people to the vaccination centres; Now is the time to go door-to-door to get vaccinated.”
Some parts of India lag behind others in terms of wax coverage. 40 districts of Manipur, Jharkhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Maharashtra and Meghalaya have been identified as backward, and our daily vaccination rates have been slow even in areas with better coverage. Visits to people’s residences by officials can help dispel myths and concerns about vaccination and get the job done. What should not be deployed is a tactic of coercion. Anecdotal reports have emerged from some states of job-givers threatening people to their jaws by giving false warnings of boycotts from welfare schemes if they do not comply. We must ensure that only persuasion is used, not coercion. Forced compliance can raise suspicion, harden resistance and thus prove counterproductive.
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