Kangpokpi DC Somorjit Salam said that Charhajare village in Saitu AC will also be soon declared as a fully vaccinated village while adding that all these villages will be an inspiration for all other villages to get vaccinated.
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Kalapahar and Santolabari Parsain under Kangpokpi assembly constituency became the first villages to get fully vaccinated in Kangpokpi and the third in Manipur after Robve Solephe village in Senapati and Pearsonmun village in Churachandpur.
All eligible persons in 540 households under Kalapahar comprising five villages were already administered the second dose while all eligible persons in 370 households under Santolabari Parsain comprising eight villages were also administered with the second dose.
The declaration of Kalapahar and Santolabari Parsain as fully vaccinated villages was made on Thursday by local MLA Nemcha Kipgen in the presence of Kangpokpi DC Somorjit Salam, Kalapahar PHC MO Dr Pilhing, Santolabari Parsain community health officer Kimneilam Kipgen, Vaccination in-charge of the district Thangtinlen Khongsai, and Kalapahar DC Dr Thangboi, PHC apart from COVID Task Force Kalapahar and Santolabari Parsain area.
Extensive vaccination drive had been carried in the past few months in Kalapahar and Santolabari area.
MLA Nemcha Kipgen said that to get vaccinated all the eligible people under Kangpokpi AC, extensive efforts and struggles have been exerted while seven COVID Task Forces had been constituted to work together with the medical department and the District Administration.
While lauding the commitment and dedication of the medical team led by Dr Pilhing and Kimneilam Kipgen, the MLA also appreciated and acknowledged the immense contribution and struggles of the COVID Task Force Kalapahar and Santolabari Parsain in getting the achievement.
The local MLA further urged the people of Kangpokpi AC who are yet to get vaccinated to get inoculated as vaccination has become the only tool to overcome the dreaded pandemic COVID-19 while appealing to all the other five COVID Task Force to expedite the awareness on vaccination and get the villages under their area fully vaccinated at the earliest.
Kangpokpi DC Somorjit Salam while lauding the contribution of the people of Kalapahar and Santolabari Parsain in getting the achievement of the fully vaccinated village, appreciated the dedication and hard work of the medical team and CTF Kalapahar and Santolabari Parsain.
He said that Kalapahar and Santolabari Parsain were the first villages seeking vaccination among few others when hesitation for vaccination was at its peak among the people and their enthusiasm for vaccination has now paid fruitfully. “We are proud of them,” he added.
He said that Charhajare village in Saitu AC will also be soon declared as a fully vaccinated village while adding that all these villages will be an inspiration for all other villages to get vaccinated.