Ensure 100% vaccination in Udupi: Lokayukta
The Hindu
He said there were reports of teachers and fisherworkers not being vaccinated
Lokayukta P. Vishwanatha Shetty on Tuesday asked the Udupi district administration to identify people who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and arrange for their complete vaccination.
Chairing a review meeting at Udupi, Justice Shetty said there were reports of some teachers in private educational institutions and fisherworkers not being vaccinated. Every effort should be made to vaccinate such people, he said.
The district, he said, has registered 93.5% first dose vaccination by inoculating 9.22 lakh people out of 9.99 lakh eligible persons. Of the 6.29 lakh persons eligible for vaccination as on date, 5.81 lakh are vaccinated. Both doses thus have been administered to 58.16% eligible persons in the district, he noted.
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