Tamil Nadu sets goal to vaccinate entire target population against COVID-19 by November-end

Tamil Nadu has vaccinted 75 per cent of the population with single dose of COVID-19 vaccine so far, said State Minister Ma Subramanian. 

Chennai: Tamil Nadu has set a target to achieve one hundred per cent vaccination by the month-end against the Covid-19 pandemic and till date it has inoculated 75 per cent of the population with single dose of vaccine, State Minister Ma Subramanian said on Sunday.

Even if there is a fourth or fifth wave of the contagion, the fatalities due to the virus was expected to be 'minimal' since it has been proved that people who receive the vaccination were 97.5 per cent safe, the Medical and Family Welfare Minister said here.

Subramanian was talking to reporters after inaugurating the 10th mega vaccination camp in the city. According to him, till Saturday night 6.49 crore people received the jabs of which 4.31 crore received first dose while 2.17 people received second dose in the state.