THE health department has been making giant strides in vaccinating vulnerable groups of people against Covid-19. But there have been strong challenges in administering the vaccine to members of tribal communities, largely due to misinformation spread via WhatsApp forwards.
Recently, a few tribal men from a settlement near Sadivayal in Coimbatore district climbed trees to avoid health department staff who had arrived to administer the vaccine. the department has now planned to counsel them. Deputy Director of health Services (DDHS) S Senthilkumar said the department recently held a counselling session for tribals in Valparai. “the elderly people in the hamlet were asked to explain the benefits of taking the jab. this helped in inoculating many tribals,” he said, adding that they would make similar effort in other settlements in the district.
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