The authorities plans to give attention to administering precaution dose of Covid vaccine to 4.7 crore 60-plus inhabitants, due for it by July 31, beneath its ongoing door-to-door Har Ghar Dastak 2.0 marketing campaign, officers stated on Sunday.
Of the estimated 13.75 crore senior residents within the nation, 11.91 crore have been administered each the doses of Covid vaccine until June 3. Of the 6.67 crore beneficiaries within the age group due for the booster dose until July 31, 1.94 crore have taken the shot.
Besides, 1.04 crore of the full estimated senior residents are but to take the primary dose of the Covid vaccine.
In 27 states, the protection of precaution dose amongst 60 years and above is beneath the nationwide common of 42 per cent.
These states embody Nagaland (13 per cent), Meghalaya (15 per cent), Arunachal Pradesh (16 per cent), Manipur (19 per cent), Jharkhand (27 per cent), Punjab (24 per cent), Maharashtra (31 per cent), Madhya Pradesh (31 per cent) and Assam (29 per cent).
The second spherical of the door-to-door marketing campaign to speed up the tempo and protection of the COVID-19 vaccination commenced on June 1. It is a two-month-long programme.
The Union Health Ministry has requested states and Union Territories to give attention to vaccinating all these due for the second dose and people aged 60 and above eligible for precaution shot via the door-to-door exercise.
States have additionally been suggested to organise school-based campaigns for focussed protection of the inhabitants within the 12 to 18 years age group.
According to official information, of the estimated 7.40 crore adolescents within the age group of 15-18 years, 80 per cent have been administered the primary dose of Covid vaccine and 62 per cent are absolutely vaccinated until June 3.
Besides, 73 per cent of the estimated 4.71 crore youngsters aged 12 to 14 years have acquired the primary dose and 50 per cent the second dose.
Overall, 95 per cent of the inhabitants aged 12 years and above have been administered the primary dose of the Covid vaccine and 84 per cent are absolutely vaccinated.
The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 final 12 months with healthcare staff getting inoculated within the first part. Vaccination of frontline staff began from February 2 final 12 months.
The subsequent part of COVID-19 vaccination commenced on March 1 final 12 months for folks over 60 years of age and people aged 45 and above with specified comorbid situations.
Vaccination for all folks aged greater than 45 years started on April 1 final 12 months. The authorities then determined to broaden the ambit of the vaccination drive by permitting everybody above 18 years to be inoculated in opposition to Covid from May 1 final 12 months.
Inoculation of adolescents within the age group of 15-18 years commenced on January 3.
India started administering precaution doses of vaccines to healthcare and frontline staff and people aged 60 and above with comorbidities from January 10.
The nation started inoculating youngsters aged 12-14 from March 16 and likewise eliminated the comorbidity clause making all folks aged above 60 eligible for the precaution dose of Covid vaccine.
India on April 10 started administering precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccines to all aged above 18 years.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”