Vaccine awareness needs to go far beyond people like us
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The Indian Express caught my eye last week. It reported that in Gurugram, Haryana (where I live), the local district authorities are worried by an uptick in the number of covid cases and are planning to intensify and ramp up the government’s ongoing vaccination drive. The aim, according to the report, is to increase the number of hospitals administering covid vaccines.
However, a closer look at this ‘ramping up’ shows just how skewed the approach is: five hospitals have been selected to run 24-hour vaccination clinics, only one of which is a public facility. The other four are exclusive and expensive private hospitals. I would imagine that the poor, even if they wish to pay the ₹250 fee for a shot, will not easily be granted entry to these spaces. Another report, this one by Payel Majumdar Upreti in
Ft. Sill kicks off annual Army Emergency Relief Program
Ft. Sill kicks off annual Army Emergency Relief Program By Dallas Payeton | March 5, 2021 at 5:26 PM CST - Updated March 5 at 5:26 PM
FT. SILL, Okla. (TNN) - Today was the annual Army Emergency Relief program kick-off at Fort Sill.
AER is funded by Soldier donations and all donations go to helping Soldiers
Fort Sill’s Command Sergeant Major says he’s been helped by the program in the past.
He encourages everyone to check out the booth they have set up in the PX.
“Under the program there’s a program called the quick assist program and a battery commander can approve a loan on the spot for up to 2-thousand dollars. And that will typically pay out to that soldier than needs money within 24 hours. So that is absolutely crucial think about if you are a new soldier showing up to fort sill looking for a place for your family that loan is a perfect way to pay that deposit it can also go emergency car repairs, emergen
Fort Hood PX temporarily evacuated due to suspicious package
PX given all clear by authorities
Lohmiller, Maggie
and last updated 2020-12-24 16:05:49-05
FORT HOOD, TX â The Fort Hood Post Exchange (PX) was temporarily evacuated on Christmas Eve due to a suspicious package.
The building was evacuated Thursday afternoon out of an abundance of caution, according to the Fort Hood DES Law Enforcement Division.
Shortly after, authorities gave the all clear, and shoppers were allowed to re-enter the PX.
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