Chandrapur aims Covid jab for all 45+ in 45 days

CHANDRAPUR: The Chandrapur Municipal Corporation (CMC) has come up with an ambitious action plan to vaccinate entire population of citizens aged 45 and above in the city within 45 days.
The civic body is going to set up 14 vaccination centres for the task and has sent a detailed proposal to the district collector seeking requisite funds.
Officials in the CMC told TOI that the city has total population of approximately 3.55 lakh, out of which 25,641 citizens have been vaccinated with Covishield till date.As per rough estimate, nearly 27% population of city, approximately 95,954, is aged 45 years and above and plan is to vaccinate all of them.
With 25,641 citizens already been vaccinated till date, it leaves 70,313 who are yet to get the vaccine.
At present, 6 immunization centres are functioning under the CMC and around 600 citizens are being vaccinated with Covishield daily at the rate of 100 inoculations per day / per centre. If 70,313 citizens are to be vaccinated in the next 45 days, approximately 14 vaccination centres are needed to be operationalized.
Civic officials have identified locations for new vaccination centres and have sought grant from the collector.
“Even if the government orders to vaccinate every citizen in the age group of 18 years or 13 years and above in future, these 14 vaccination centres will have to continue its drive for 45 more days to complete full vaccination campaign of 90 days,” they said.