LUCKNOW: With 43,132 more people taking the jab on Thursday, the number of inoculations against Covid-19 crossed 8-lakh mark in past one month. In fact, the rate of vaccination now is four times higher than the one witnessed in the first few months of the mass immunisation campaign rolled out in January this year.
The first 8 lakh doses were administered in about 125 days from the start of the drive on January 16, while the last 8 lakh have come in 30 days from August 3.
"With the health department deciding to increase the number of special camps and organise a mega drive to inoculate over a lakh people in a single day, taking the jab will be easier and more accessible. While people should shed hesitancy and take full advantage of the facility, health officers should ensure basic amenities at centres for the convenience of beneficiaries. They should also ensure that Covid-19 protocol is not ignored as was done during the previous two drives.-TimesView"
“The daily vaccination rate is as high in September as it was in August because of the special camps that are being held in schools, offices and places of worship,” said health officials.
Chief medical officer Dr Manoj Agrawal said, “Another mega vaccination drive has been planned on September 6 and the target is to administer one lakh doses in a single day.”
Meanwhile, Thursday’s vaccinations were the fourth highest single day inoculations so far after 93,436 recorded on August 27, about 80,412 on August 3 and 51,326 on August 16. These vaccinations also took the number of people who have taken at least a shot in Lucknow to over 20 lakh – about 55% of the district's 36 lakh adult population eligible for the vaccine.
Of those jabbed on Thursday, 66% (28,546) beneficiaries took the first dose and 34%(14,586) completed their two-dose vaccine course by taking the second shot.
Meanwhile, seven people tested Covid-19 positive in the city in the past 24 hours. As there were no recoveries, the number of active cases increased to 27.
