Tribune News Service Ludhiana June 2 Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma today appealed to city residents to sponsor vaccines for needy people on their birthdays and anniversaries. In his weekly Facebook Live session on the DPRO Ludhiana official page the Deputy Commissioner said the need of hour was to get vaccinated at the to avoid the third wave of coronavirus. Also read: Free facility of oxygen concentrator Varinder Kumar Sharma Deputy Commissioner Ludhiana Private hospitals had procured 1.25 lakh vaccines on May 28 but only 2000 persons have got vaccinated there. Sponsoring vaccines for the needy will be a real and unforgettable service to humanity as it will protect the beneficiaries from the virus. “Sponsoring vaccines for the needy will be a real and unforgettable service to humanity as it will save their lives from the virus” the Deputy Commissioner said. He added that private hospitals had procured 1.25 lakh vaccines on May 28 but only 2000 people had got vaccinated. He asked philanthropists social organisations NGOs and others to sponsor vaccines for beneficiaries at private hospitals. Sharma added: “Aggressive vaccination of maximum people will ensure building herd immunity and prevent the third wave. He also assured gym operators that he would take up the issue of reopening of gyms and health centres with senior authorities on priority basis.”

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