Jharkhand
One Lakh People Vaccinated by Mobile Van in Ranchi
- 12 Oct 2021
- 1 min read
Why in News
- On October 11, 2021, the number of mobile vans administered anti-COVID-19 vaccines in Ranchi crossed one lakh, making Ranchi the first district in Jharkhand to achieve this feat.
Key Points
- To protect against corona in Ranchi, vaccination was started from a mobile van on May 28, 2021, which made this record by touching the figure of one lakh on October 11, 2021.
- Initially vaccination was started by only 2 mobile vans, but at present the service of 11 mobile vans is being taken.
- It may be noted that mobile vaccination was started with the aim of resolving the technical problem of online registration regarding Kovid-19 vaccination and non-internet friendly of a large population, in which the people were given the phone number (7546028221) so that they can request for vaccination by calling
- Due to this process, especially the elderly, differently-abled and disabled people from slum areas have benefited immensely.
