Shillong: As requisition made by the Tibetan Settlement Officer Mr. Pema Dhondup to the District Health and medical office to vaccinate the staff of the Settlement Office and Menstseekhang, the Settlement officer Mr. Pema Dhondup and Office secretary Miss Tenzin Yangchen received the first jab of Covishield on 5 March. Frontline workers and Mentseekhang Tibetan doctor Tenzin Tsomo and staff Thinlay Kalden received the first jab of Covishield on 10 February 2021 as a healthcare worker.
The Government of India has rollout the Covid 19 vaccination drive on the 16 January across the state with healthcare and frontline workers being inoculated with the vaccines.
“With the arrival of the vaccine and the falling number of Covid 19 cases, we hope normalcy will return back soon,” said Settlement Officer Pema Dhondup, Shillong.
- Filed by Tibetan Settlement Office, Shillong