35% beneficiaries got both jabs: Nashik Municipal Corporation chief

NASHIK: Civic chief Kailash Jadhav on Thursday said that roughly 35% of all eligible Covid vaccine beneficiaries have been fully inoculated in the city. With the pace of the vaccination drive picking up, the remaining beneficiaries too will be fully vaccinated soon.
The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has about 13.6 lakh beneficiaries above the age of 18 years. “Of them, more than 4.8 lakh, or 35%, have received both the vaccine doses.This is a good thing to happen as the pace of vaccination has picked up,” said Jadhav.
Moreover, about 9.1 lakh (67%) eligible beneficiaries have received the first dose.
The NMC has 145 vaccination centres and there are more than 20 private hospitals that are part of the vaccination drive. Recently, vaccine availability has improved and the pace of the drive has picked up.
“At this point, protection is a major tool to fight the infection. It is best to ensure Covid-appropriate behaviour at all times and get the jabs that will at least reduce the criticality of the infection,” Jadhav said.
The officer also pointed out that the NMC was gearing up to fight the expected third wave of the pandemic, but people need to take care of themselves. The officer also said that the vaccination programme was getting a good response from the people.
The NMC officials pointed out that as many as 105 pregnant women have been administered the first dose so far, while 25 have got their second shots too.