PUNE: The district has achieved the milestone of completely vaccinating around 50% (41.77 lakh) of the target population against Covid-19 through special drives, backed by consistent vaccine supply.
The health department said the district had a target population of 83.42 lakh. Of them, 41.77 lakh are fully protected now with both the jabs, while 77.86 lakh have got at least the first dose.
According to the health department officials, they had set the deadline of October 31 to achieve the 50% double vaccination target. Steady response from beneficiaries helped them reach the landmark earlier.
The district health office data said double vaccination among healthcare workers, frontline workers and 60-plus age group in PMR was almost 80%.
Sanjay Deshmukh, assistant director (medical), Pune circle, said, “We had two goals by October 31 — 100% vaccination of first dose beneficiaries and give second dose to 50% of the target population. We achieved the target for giving the second dose early as the response to the first dose has gone down now. For the remaining first dose beneficiaries, we shall adopt the targeted approach.”
