NEW DELHI: With simply 17 per cent of eligible individuals receiving the precaution dose of Covid-19 vaccines until August 15, Union well being minister Mansukh Mandaviya appealed to states on Tuesday to organise vaccination camps at public locations akin to railway stations, airports and non secular websites to spice up the protection.
Mandaviya, who interacted with the well being ministers of states and Union territories just about, suggested them to extensively publicise the supply of heterologous precaution dose of Corbevax vaccine.
He additionally urged them to organise vaccination camps at public locations akin to bus stands, railway stations, airports, faculties/faculties, pilgrimage routes and non secular websites to extend the uptake of precaution dose among the many eligible beneficiaries.
The precaution dose protection among the many 64,89,99,721 eligible inhabitants was eight per cent until July 14.
On July 15, the federal government launched a 75-day particular drive to manage precaution doses to all aged 18 years and above at authorities vaccination centres freed from price.
Solely 17 per cent — 12,36,03,060 — of the practically 74.5 crore eligible people have been administered precaution dose of Covid-19 vaccines until August 15.
The Covid Vaccination Amrit Mahotsava, geared toward boosting the uptake of precaution doses among the many eligible inhabitants, is being held as a part of the federal government’s Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to rejoice the seventy fifth anniversary of India’s Independence.
States and Union territories have been additionally suggested to make sure that all vaccine doses are utilised on the idea of FEFO (first expiry, first out) precept to keep away from expiry of the vaccines.
“Vaccines are precious national resource and states need to ensure that not even a single dose expires, through meticulous planning and regular review,” Mandaviya confused.
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