Steps to identify persons who had not taken first dose vaccine in Coimbatore: Minister
The Hindu
The administration will take steps to vaccinate them at their door step
: The district administration was in the process of identifying persons who had not taken the first dose COVID and reaching out to them at their houses, Minister for Electricity, Prohabition and Excise V. Senthilbalaji told reporters on Tuesday after holding a meeting at the Coimbatore Collectorate to review COVID-19 preparedness.
Of the 27.90 lakh persons eligible to receive vaccine, 87,454 persons were yet to receive their first dose. To reach out and vaccinate those persons, the administration was taking steps and very soon they would get vaccine at their door step.
As for second dose vaccine, the coverage in Coimbatore stood at 81%. The objective was to take it to 100%. The progress in vaccinating youth in the 15-18 age group category was good as 1.04 lakh of the 1.61 lakh persons have been vaccinated.