Over 43 lakh people skip second vaccine dose in M.P.
The Hindu
Officials attribute this to the harvesting season
Madhya Pradesh’s State Health Department is struggling to motivate people to get their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. According to the latest data, more than 43 lakh people have not taken the second dose despite reminders.
According to senior health officials monitoring the vaccination drive, more than 1 crore people will be given the second dose at the prescribed time in the State. However, 43.60 lakh of them have not taken it.
“We have sent reminders on the registered mobile numbers to those who have not come forward to take the second dose as per schedule,” Dr. Santosh Shukla, State Expanded Programme on Immunisation Officer (SPEIO), Madhya Pradesh told The Hindu.

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