No Covid Case In Assam's Remote Area, But Officials Fight Vaccine Hesitancy | Read
Rural health workers in Assam's Kokrajhar district, braving forests, streams and bad roads to reach Lungsung forest near the Bhutan border. In this tribal community here, which hasn't reported a single COVID-19 case, rumours about the vaccine have triggered a reluctance to take the shot. So a medical team led by senior district officers had to work hard to debunk myths and convince them that vaccination vaccine is a must. Among the first to be persuaded to get vaccinated was Karun Toppo, 48.
