RAJKOT: The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has achieved 100% target for the first dose of Covid-19 vaccination.
The vaccination started from January 2021, and on October 26, total 11,42,093 people, which is the entire adult population of the city as per the voters list, have got the first dose.
Congratulating the RMC’s health team, mayor Pradeep Dav said, “It was a very difficult task but we could achieve this target with the help of the state and central government’s support. The health teams, without worrying about their family, concentrated on maximum vaccination.”
According to RMC, 86% of those eligible for the second dose have also been jabbed and they will soon vaccinate the remaining
According to sources, the people are not as forthcoming for the second dose as they were for the first dose and they are not turning up at the vaccination sites despite repeated calls. Officials say people are relaxed because of almost nil Covid cases.
RMC officials celebrated the achievement by distributing sweets and honored the health team. RMC will focus on the floating population in vaccination who visit the city from nearby areas regularly.
