Tibet Launches Mobile Vaccination Van To Reach Remote Residents

Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has recently rolled out its first mobile vaccination van to administer COVID-19 vaccines to the locals, according to local health authorities

LHASA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 28th Jul, 2021 ) --:Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has recently rolled out its first mobile vaccination van to administer COVID-19 vaccines to the locals, according to local health authorities.

Targetting people in remote areas and vulnerable groups including children and senior residents, the mobile vaccination van has come into use in Xigaze's Samdrutse District, where the vaccination rate is about 60 percent, data from the district health commission showed.

About 1,200 doses of COVID-19 vaccines are expected to be administered daily.

"The mobile vaccination van will drive to schools and nursing homes for the elderly to provide door-to-door services," said Soinam Pedron, director of the district health commission.