'Launch aggressive campaign': Health Minister Mandaviya to 3 states, 1 UT reporting low vaccination coverage

Mandaviya urged the states and the UT to innovatively rope in all stakeholders to motivate and mobilise all eligible population towards full Covid vaccination, a health ministry statement said.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday urged Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Puducherry, which have been reporting low vaccination coverage, to launch an aggressive campaign to increase the pace and ensure full COVID-19 inoculation of the adult population.

Reiterating that vaccination is the most potent weapon in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Mandaviya urged the states and the union territory to innovatively rope in all stakeholders, including NGOs, faith-based organisations, religious leaders, community influencers and other partners, to motivate and mobilise all eligible population towards full Covid vaccination, a health ministry statement said.