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ITANAGAR: Free rice in return for a Covid jab, and as much as 20kg. The prospect turned out to be lucrative enough to dispel rumours around vaccination among villagers of an administrative circle in Arunachal Pradesh, as over 80 of them turned up on foot for the inoculation within days of the announcement.
The brainchild of circle officer Tashi Wangchuk Thongdok of Yazali in lower Subansiri district, the offer of free rice for those getting vaccinated in the 45-plus age group was launched on Monday and is valid till Wednesday. We are constantly trying to work out strategies to improve vaccination coverage in the circle and in the district. Till today noon, 80 people have come to receive the jabs, Thongdok, a 2016-batch APCS officer, said.
Free rice in return for Covid jabs help dispel vaccine hesitancy in Arunachal Pradesh village
Two former students of Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya have donated the rice for distribution among the beneficiaries, one officer said.
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ITANAGAR: Free rice in return for a COVID-19 jab, and as much as 20 kg.
The prospect turned out to be lucrative enough to dispel rumours around vaccination among villagers of an administrative circle in Arunachal Pradesh, as over 80 of them turned up on foot for the inoculation within days of the announcement of the sop.
The brainchild of Circle Officer Tashi Wangchuk Thongdok of Yazali in Lower Subansiri district, the offer of free rice for those getting vaccinated in the 45-plus age group was launched on Monday and is valid till Wednesday.