Karachi March 3, 2021
The second largest adult vaccination centre (AVC) of Karachi for Covid-19 vaccination has started functioning at Liaquat National Hospital (LNH), where frontline healthcare workers are being inoculated, but in the coming days, the public would also be vaccinated against the infectious disease, Sindh health department and LNH officials said on Tuesday.
“The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) had approached us to ascertain if we are willing to establish an adult vaccination centre at Liaquat National Hospital.
We said it is a national cause and we are more than happy to offer our services. So, today, an adult vaccination centre at the LNH has started functioning, for which the Covid-19 vaccine is being provided by the government,” Dr Salman Faridi, medical director of the LNH, told The News.
Six Health and Social care students have been successful in getting paid roles working in vaccination centres. Anjeli Maharaj, aged 18, from Rubery, is joined by others being employed buy the Dudley Group of hospitals. The others are: Alice Mills-Adams, Thomas Pegg, Kiran Akhtar, Daniel Sault, and Charlotte Baker, aged 17 to 19 from Dudley and Sandwell. Charlotte said: “I applied so I could make some sort of contribution in helping other health care professionals fight against the disease.” Sarah Hale, from Halesowen College, said: “Thank you to all of these students – we are very proud of you! They will get some excellent experience which will definitely help them in future careers.”
Students from across Dudley are helping to open mass vaccination centres around the area. The Health and Social care students have been successful in getting paid roles working in vaccination centres opened by Dudley Group of Hospitals. Alice Mills-Adams, Thomas Pegg, Kiran Akhtar, Daniel Sault, Anjeli Maharaj and Charlotte Baker have started their shifts at different sites. Charlotte said: “I applied so I could make some sort of contribution in helping other health care professionals fight against the disease.” Sarah Hale, from Halesowen College, said: “Thank you to all of these students – we are very proud of you! They will get some excellent experience which will definitely help them in future careers.”