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KOLKATA: Association of Health Service Doctors (AHSD), an organisation of doctors in the city, urged the Chief Minister to prioritise vaccination among the family members of the doctors and health workers. They have requested that the family members of health professionals who are above 18 years of age can get the jab from any Covid Vaccination Centre (CVC). The doctors' organisation also appealed to the Chief Minister to earmark Covid beds at the government or private hospitals acquired by the government for treatment, for doctors and their family members infected with the virus. They demand some more ICU/HDU and ventilators for Covid treatment. There are currently around 2,711 ICU/HDU beds and 1,298 ventilators in the state..