Covid-19: Over 5.62 lakh jabs given in just 18 days in Prayagraj

PRAYAGRAJ: Setting up new records in the fight against Covid-19, more than 5.62 lakh doses among all age groups were administered in the first 18 days of this month. Till now, over 23.52 lakh doses have been administered in Prayagraj district.
Notably, over 13 lakh male and 10 lakh females were covered under the vaccination drive till September 18. According to the health department, on August 31, the number of jabs administered against Covid was 17,90,957, which surged to 23,52,492 on September 18.Altogether, over 5.62 lakh jabs were given in just 18 days of September. Moreover, mega vaccination campaign on September 17 on the occasion of 71th birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi had helped health authorities to cover as many as 91,822 jabs were given to eligible recipients in a single day as this was the highest number of vaccination being carried out in any district of the state in a single day.
Moreover, in the past 18 days of this month, health staff on an average, were covering over 30,000 recipients in a day either giving first or second dose, and over 51% of targeted recipients have taken jabs in the district so far. Health officials have set a target of 46.10 lakh recipients, including 32 lakh aged between 18 and 44 years and 12.17 lakh above 45 years of age.The number of recipients jabs given till September 18 was 23,52,942 including 18,58,410 of first dose and 4,94,532 of second dose.
Earlier, on September 6, a total of 90,696 recipients were covered in a single day during a mega vaccination campaign. The health department had also carried out its district-level vaccination drive on September 10, and covered 59,616 recipients, including 53,588 of first dose and 6,328 of second dose.
Officials said that two prime factors including experiences shared by recipients, dismissing of misconceptions about vaccination and its side-effects have helped them cover maximum number ofbeneficiaries and ramping up the exercise.
District immunisation officer (DIO) and additional chief medical officer (ACMO) Dr Teerath Lal told TOI that the department’s efforts are underway to ramp up vaccination campaign in each and every part of the district with an objective to cover maximum number of recipients in the coming days. So far, the department has been successful in its endeavour as over 51% of targeted recipients have been given jabs so far; he added. Moreover, adequate availabilityof vaccines has also helped department to achieve its goal.