
35 lakh due for second dose in July next month
The Hindu
‘First dose for other beneficiaries to be planned as per vaccine availability’
Around 35 lakh people in Telangana are due for their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine in July. The first dose for others will be planned according to availability of vaccines, said Director of Public Health G. Srinivasa Rao. Currently, only the second dose is being administered at Government COVID Vaccination Centres (GCVCs), and people above 18 years who come under high-risk groups category are administered the first dose by the State government. Others aged above 18 years and belonging to non-high-risk groups are relying on private CVCs for the first dose. Until June 13, a total of 64.69 lakh persons in the State had received their first dose and 15.10 lakh their second dose. Around 13.58 lakh persons belong to high-risk groups.
The Union and State governments provided support in several ways to the needy people, but private institutions should also extend help, especially to those requiring medical assistance, said C.P. Rajkumar, Managing Director, Nalam Multispeciality Hospital, here on Saturday. Speaking at a function to honour Inspector General of Police V. Balakrishnan and neurologist S. Meenakshisundaram with C. Palaniappan Memorial Award for their contribution to society and Nalam Kappom medical adoption of Type-1 diabetic children, he said the governments implemented numerous welfare programmes, but the timely help by a private hospital or a doctor in the neighbourhood to the people in need would go a long way in safeguarding their lives.












