100% coverage in first-dose COVID vaccination
The Hindu
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The State government has successfully administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to the targeted 2.77 crore population, Health Minister T. Harish Rao said on Tuesday.
As far as the second dose is concerned, the coverage stands at 66%. The State was ahead of the national average of 90% in first dose and 63% in second dose, the Minister said, adding that it was the first among larger states to complete 100% administration of the first dose. The State was progressing in a planned manner in terms of vaccine administration with effective coordination between the Health, Municipal Administration, Panchayat Raj and other departments. Accredited Social Health Activists as well as Auxiliary Nurse Midwives were ensuring wider reach of the vaccine by personally visiting the eligible beneficiaries in remote areas.
Special drive for vaccination had been launched and 7,970 teams had been constituted to ensure vaccine for all eligible people.As many as 3,500 government centres and 264 in private sector were in operation while 35,000 personnel were deployed for conducting vaccination drive.