Corona vaccination of police officers and personnel is underway across the province.
A total of 45,573 officers over the age of 30 have been vaccinated against coronavirus.
By being safe from Corona, police officers and personnel can better fulfill their responsibility of serving and protecting the public. IG Punjab.
Inspector General of Police Punjab, Inam Ghani has said that Punjab Police is performing its duties as a front line worker for the protection of lives and property of the people during the Corona outbreak and many officers and officials of Punjab police have met martyrdom by the Corona epidemic. He further said that the ongoing process of corona vaccination should be completed in all the districts of the province as soon as possible so that the police force would continue to perform its duties of service and protection of the people while remaining safe from this contagious epidemic. He further said that supervisory officers should complete the vaccination of the subordinate force under personal supervision and a report in this regard should be sent to the Central Police Office regularly.
DIG Welfare Agha Muhammad Yousuf told IG Punjab that so far 18588 officers and personnel between the ages of 50 and 60 have been vaccinated while 20130 officers and personnel between the ages of 40 and 50 have been vaccinated against corona. He further said that the process of corona vaccination of officers and personnel in the age group of 30-40 years is also underway and so far 6855 officers and personnel between the ages of 30 and 40 have been vaccinated against corona while a total of 45573 officers over 30 years of age have been vaccinated and the remaining force and staff are being vaccinated without interruption. He further said that apart from district police in all districts, Punjab Constabulary, Investigation Punjab, Special Branch, CTD, Traffic, SPU, PHP and other field formations are also in the process of corona vaccination of officers and personnel. IG Punjab urged all officers and personnel to ensure implementation of SOPs in all cases while on duty. He further said that the health and life of the police officers and officials and their families is of utmost importance to the police department as only by staying healthy we can better serve the people and fulfill our responsibility of safety.
(Handout No. 102)
Nayab Haider
Director Public Relations
Punjab Police
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