JAIPUR: Pratapgarh has vaccinated 100% of 18+ beneficiaries with both doses. Jhunjhunu is at No. 2 position where 90.2% are double vaccinated. Overall, 78.8% of the entire state’s population has received both the doses till January 22.
The health department is giving a boost to the vaccination drive as it received 41 lakh doses of Covishield on Sunday. The health department has started distributing the doses to the districts as per the requirement.
In Sikar, the health department will conduct a mega vaccination day on January 24 and January 25. Under it, the health department will organise vaccination camps in each village. Reproduction and child health officer (Sikar) Nirmal Singh said in the next two days, vaccination will take place in each village. The health department has identified 550 centres where vaccination will be held. At all the sites, vaccination of children (15-17 years) and 18+ people will be held.
In the state, 95% of the 18+ population has already been administered the first dose, while 78.8% have got both the doses. The health department is targeting to vaccinate all with both the doses till January 31.
Besides, in children (15-17 years), 27.5 lakh have received their first dose, which accounted for 59.3% of the eligible population for vaccination in the state.
So far, state’s 22.1% eligible 60+ with comorbidities population have received the booster doses, while 29% eligible healthcare workers and 25% eligible frontline workers have received the booster doses.
