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Meet the Gujarat based chartered accountant who runs Covid vaccination centre

Balakrishna Agarwal, a chartered accountant from Surat has joined the country's special vaccination campaign since March and started a Vaccination Center in the city to dispel misconceptions and rumours about vaccination in the city. More than 31 thousand people have been vaccinated at his centre.

Meet a CA from Gujarat who helps vaccinate people at his center
Meet a CA from Gujarat who helps vaccinate people at his center
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Published : Jul 1, 2021, 3:44 PM IST

Surat (Gujarat): A Chartered Accountant in Surat, Gujarat, Balakrishna Agarwal, who otherwise should be dealing with the numbers, is helping people with Covid vaccination. As there were apprehensions among the people regarding the vaccination, Agarwal started a Covid Vaccination Center. In the centre, more than 31000 people were vaccinated. Aggrawal aims to vaccinate 1 lakh people in the coming days.

Balakrishna Agarwal

Despite his busy schedule, Agarwal formed a special team who work day and night and helping the beneficiaries in getting their jibes.

Speaking to ETV Bharat CA Balakrishna Agarwal said that the "Vaccination Campaign was launched in March. At that time people were reluctant to take the vaccine due to many fears. At that due to many misconceptions about vaccination, people were afraid to get vaccinated. Seeing this situation, the idea of starting a Vaccination Center came up."

READ: Odisha man given two doses of Covid vaccine within 30 minutes

He then started a 'Shaantam Vaccination Center' in the Vesu area.

"We have vaccinated more than 31,000 people in 105 days. We have undertaken this campaign to ensure that as many people as possible are vaccinated and the fear of vaccination among the people is removed, " he added.

Surat (Gujarat): A Chartered Accountant in Surat, Gujarat, Balakrishna Agarwal, who otherwise should be dealing with the numbers, is helping people with Covid vaccination. As there were apprehensions among the people regarding the vaccination, Agarwal started a Covid Vaccination Center. In the centre, more than 31000 people were vaccinated. Aggrawal aims to vaccinate 1 lakh people in the coming days.

Balakrishna Agarwal

Despite his busy schedule, Agarwal formed a special team who work day and night and helping the beneficiaries in getting their jibes.

Speaking to ETV Bharat CA Balakrishna Agarwal said that the "Vaccination Campaign was launched in March. At that time people were reluctant to take the vaccine due to many fears. At that due to many misconceptions about vaccination, people were afraid to get vaccinated. Seeing this situation, the idea of starting a Vaccination Center came up."

READ: Odisha man given two doses of Covid vaccine within 30 minutes

He then started a 'Shaantam Vaccination Center' in the Vesu area.

"We have vaccinated more than 31,000 people in 105 days. We have undertaken this campaign to ensure that as many people as possible are vaccinated and the fear of vaccination among the people is removed, " he added.

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