LUCKNOW: Covid-19 vaccinations in the city have now reached a phase where the number of second dose beneficiaries among those aged 45 years or above is more than the ones getting the first dose.
Total 22,124 people were jabbed on Friday in 91 booths. While 15,111 (68%) people took the first dose, 7,013 (32%) got fully immunized after getting the second shot.
A close look at the data revealed that in the 45-59 years age group, 3,213 took the first shot which 4,428 were administered the second dose. Similarly, 940 people aged 60 years or above got the first dose and 1,415 the second.
Among frontline workers, 75 and 158 people took first and second shots, respectively, while the corresponding figures in the healthcare workers was 76 and
98.
However, in the 18-44 years group, 10,807 turned up to take their first shot and 916 took the second.
Officers said vaccinations for people in the age group of 60 years and above and in 45-59 years group with comorbidities started on March1. Later, from April 1, all persons in the 45-59 years category were allowed to take the jab. Inoculations for people in 18-44 years category started from May 1.
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