This story is from February 13, 2021

Uttar Pradesh: Over 2.4 lakh frontline workers get the jab

With 1.12 lakh listed beneficiaries taking the Covid-19 vaccine on Friday, the total number of frontline workers to get vaccinated reached 2.48 lakh as per data from the state health department.
Uttar Pradesh: Over 2.4 lakh frontline workers get the jab
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LUCKNOW: With 1.12 lakh listed beneficiaries taking the Covid-19 vaccine on Friday, the total number of frontline workers to get vaccinated reached 2.48 lakh as per data from the state health department.
Nodal officer, immunisation, UP Dr Manoj Shukla said: “In the inaugural session for frontline workers, 36,398 beneficiaries were vaccinated while on Thursday, 1,00,251 took the vaccine. Then on Friday, 1,12,140 beneficiaries turned up to take their first dose.
The cumulative data of the three sessions added to 2,48,789 which is nearly 52% of the total 4,81246 targeted beneficiaries in the category.”
Talking about the session on Friday, Dr Shukla said that the day saw a 51% turnout which was marginally better than the achievement of 48% recorded for the previous day.
“Äs many as 1,696 sessions were organised to cover 2,18,141 targeted beneficiaries on Friday. Both Covishield and Covaxin were administered. Very few incidents of adverse events following immunisation were recorded and none required hospitalisation,” he said.
Officials also said that though the turnout was less than previous sessions, the achievement was satisfactory when seen in absolute numbers.
Though the district data was being updated till late night, Kanpur finished last among 75 districts with a turnout of 15.3%. Maharajganj, however, saw the maximum turnout of 87.2%. Gorakhpur (36.49%), Lucknow (35.38%), Agra (32.84%) and Ghaziabad (32.10%) were also among the bottom 10.
The performance of other important districts, including Gautam Budh Nagar (46.02%), Prayagraj (42.2%), Varanasi (41.12%), was below the state’s average for the day.
Dr Shukla also said that the next session for frontline workers will take place on February 18 and 19. “But before that, a special mop-up session will be organised on February 15 to cover health workers who missed their vaccines on their due date. In fact, this is the last chance for listed health workers to take their vaccine,” he said urging them not to miss the vaccine.
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Shailvee Sharda

Journalist with the Times of India since August 2004, Shailvee Sharda writes on Health, Culture and Politics. Having covered the length and breadth of UP, she brings stories that define elements like human survival and its struggle, faiths, perceptions and thought processes that govern the decision making in everyday life, during big events such as an election, tangible and non-tangible cultural legacy and the cost and economics of well-being. She keenly follows stories that celebrate hope and life in general.

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