Bhopal: Over 16,000 vaccinated in the city; 40 percent being ‘precaution’ doses

Till now, the vaccination coverage for teens stands close to 60 percent. Vaccination is being carried out on all days, including Sundays in Madhya Pradesh.

On Monday, four in ten people were vaccinated with 'precautionary' doses in Bhopal. Senior citizens accounted for almost 10 percent of the 16,159 doses were administered in the city. The eligible batches mostly included retired bureaucrats and officers who were assigned different sites for vaccination.

Children’s vaccination also continued with 5,131 doses being administered to eligible teens. 85,556 teens have been vaccinated in Bhopal since the drive began on January 3.