Addressing the meeting on a virtual platform, Chief Minister Naveen on Friday appreciated and thanked all the expert members for accepting the state s invitation and giving their view on the subject. He said the people have a lot of apprehensions over the COVID-19 and the possible third wave which may also affect children.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India] May 29 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday attended the first COVID Vaccination Advisory Committee meeting and said that the state needs to fine-tune the processes to defeat the coronavirus with the advice of the health experts.
The Odisha government has roped in eminent surgeons, including president, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) Prof. K. Srinath Reddy, vice-chairman and managing director of the Asian Heart Institute and Research Centre Ramakanta Panda and chairman and founder of Narayana Health Devi Prasad Shetty to suggest measures for tackling the third wave of Covid-19 that is expected to hit the state and the country after the current wave.
The state government on Saturday constituted the high-powered advisory committee under the chairmanship of Prof. K. Srinath Reddy.
Chief secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra said: “Scientists, eminent doctors, surgeons are included in the committee. They would suggest measures on how to fight with the corona pandemic in its third wave. The committee will also suggest measures to streamline the ongoing vaccination drive.”