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Hospital where the vaccination drive is underway for the villagers of Mohanpur (Express photo: Aditya Paul)
Most of the people of Mohanpur belong to the Tapasili community.(Express photo: Aditya Paul)
According to Mohanpur's Block Medical Officer of Health (BMOH) Dr. Manik Sing, 103 people were vaccinated on Monday. (Express photo: Aditya Paul)
Dr Singh said both doses of Covaxin and Covishield are available in the Mohanpur Rural Hospital. (Express photo: Aditya Paul)
The Block Medical Officer of Health further said, “We have received vaccines from both the Centre and the state government. There is no shortage of vaccines as of now. Today we have 23 vials of Covishield and 7 vials of Covaxin left.” (Express photo: Aditya Paul)
Health officials in Mohanpur Hospital said that in order to get vaccinated, people need to visit the Block Development Office and get themselves registered. The BDO officials then send a list of registered candidates to the hospital. (Express photo: Aditya Paul)
The rural hospital also has an observation room, where people are asked to wait for half an hour after getting vaccinated to check if they show any side-effects. (Express photo by Aditya Paul)
