Saturday, 04 September 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
Even as the vaccination drive in Uttarakhand is gathering momentum and the state health department is claiming to have enough stock of vaccines of Covid-19, the slow pace of vaccination in the Haridwar and Udam Singh Nagar districts is a cause of concern. In both these districts, the overall percentage of vaccination is 70 which is less than other districts and the state’s average. It is worth mentioning here that Bageshwar and Rudraprayag districts have already achieved 100 per cent target of vaccination.
The state health department has a stock of more than 12 lakh doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.
The data of the state health department shows that 89 per cent 45 plus population of the state has been vaccinated with the first dose while 52 per cent people of this age group have received both shots of the vaccines. In the 18 to 45 years age group 76 per cent people have received both doses of vaccine while only 7 per cent have got both doses.
The founder of the Social Development for Communities (SDC) foundation, Anoop Nautiyal said that to achieve the target of vaccinating every adult citizen with both doses till December 31, the state health department needs to administer 61,815 doses daily.
He said that in view of achieving the target till December 31 and compulsion of a space of 12 weeks between two doses, the state health department needs to administer the first dose of vaccine to the entire adult population in the month of September. Nautiyal added that an awareness campaign should be launched in Udham Singh Nagar and Haridwar districts so that the vaccination drive gathers momentum.
