9 lakh adults fully Covid vaccinated in Lucknow

LUCKNOW: One fourth of the adult population of the district is now fully vaccinated.
Though the rate of daily vaccination fell drastically on Wednesday, it was enough to take the number of fully vaccinated to more than nine lakh, which is 25% of Lucknow’s 36 lakh adult population eligible for vaccination.
September has been witnessing 40,000 vaccinations daily on average, but it dropped to 14,000 on Wednesday as most resources of health department were diverted for routine immunisation of kids.The routine immunisation has been lagging the target since April, because of the ravaging second wave and the priority given to Covid vaccination.
Of those vaccinated on Wednesday, around 59.4% (8,419) people took the first shot, while 40.7% (5,781) got the second. This took the total number of people who have completed the two-dose course of vaccine to 9.2 lakh and single dose beneficiaries to 13.9 lakh.
A person becomes eligible for the second dose eight to 16 weeks after taking the first. This gap between the two doses depends on the brand of the vaccine.
14,170, including 5,321 women, get jabs:
Total 14,170 people, including 5,321 women, were vaccinated on Wednesday at 66 booths, including 29 private hospitals. Highest 10,161 beneficiaries were in the 18-44 age group followed by 2,694 aged between 45-59 years and 1,188 elderlies. The rest were healthcare and frontline workers.