The department has asked the staff members to submit their vaccination certificates to its office and if they do not take the vaccine, their salaries for the next month will be withheld.
The reports say that the villagers had taken the extreme step of jumping into the river after they were told that the vaccine was a poisonous infection.
The objective of the government is to prioritize vaccination of high-risk groups and industrial workers in the initial phase of the state's vaccination drive.
Amid the efforts and measures, state health minister M Subramanian has revealed what's the biggest challenge for the government in fighting the pandemic.
The announcement of the commencement of the vaccination drive in Tamil Nadu has come days after the state government floated global tenders to procure 3.5 crore doses of the COVID-19 vaccines.
The Center has on Thursday said that over two billion doses of vaccines will be made available in the country in five months between August and December, enough to vaccinate the entire population.
To facilitate this process, the Indian-based start-up company called 'Techjays' has recently launched a vaccine notification portal. Check how it helps you enroll for vaccination.
The counsel representing Mansoor Ali Khan had said that the statement made by the actor at the entrance of the private hospital was due to an emotional outburst and was never intended to hurt anyone.
