Sunday, 08 August 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
Vaccination record as more than 1.75 lakh vaccinated on Saturday
The chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has claimed that Uttarakhand would achieve the target of 100 per cent vaccination in four months. The CM inaugurated a mega vaccination camp at Nirankari Bhawan here on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion he said that the world’s biggest vaccination programme against Covid-19 is being underway in India under the able leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said that the camps are being organised in remote and mountainous areas of the state for vaccination against Covid-19. The CM also interacted with the people who had come for vaccination.
The health minister, Dhan Singh Rawat said that the health department has taken a target to vaccinate more than 1.50 lakh people on Saturday and for it 750 camps are being organised in the state. He added that in the camp at Nirankari Bhawan one thousand people would be vaccinated. The director general (DG), state health services Dr Tripti Bahuguna and senior officers of the health department were present on the occasion.
Record vaccination on Saturday
The plan of the state health department to vaccinate a record number of people on Saturday was successful as 1,75,244 vaccine shots were administered in 1082 sessions held on the day. The state health department data reveals that 1,73,197 citizens and 1,709 frontline workers and 338 healthcare workers were vaccinated on Saturday. Total of 50,14,385 people have been partially vaccinated while 15,73,300 fully vaccinated in the state so far.
