Bhubaneswar: With 26% of eligible population being vaccinated with the precaution dose of COVID-19 jab, Odisha has performed better than the national average which stands at 24%. According to Government data, only 24% of the eligible population has been covered so far (as on September 16) under the precaution doses for Covid-19 across the country.
States like Bihar, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and a few others have performed better than the national average. States like Bihar, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha recorded 26 per cent, 37 per cent, 39 per cent, 30 per cent and 38 per cent coverage respectively of their eligible population.
Government data revealed that there are many states like Haryana and Jharkhand where only 10 % of the eligible population has been covered for the precaution doses.
As per the government data (As on September 16), states like Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and many others recorded less than the national average of 24 per cent of precaution dose coverage.
States including Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka recorded precaution dose coverage of 13 per cent, 13 per cent, 15 per cent, 17 per cent and 19 per cent of their eligible population respectively.
Eligible populations are the persons who have completed 6 months from the date of administration of the 2nd dose.
As per the government data, 19.14 crore people have been covered as of September 16 out of the total eligible population of 78.44 crore in the country.
The Covid-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022.
Thereafter, the ‘Covid Vaccine Amrit Mahotsav’ campaign was launched on July 15, 2022 to give an impetus to precaution dose as part of the national Covid vaccination drive. Under the campaign, free precaution doses at all government Covid vaccination centres for persons aged 18 years and above for 75 days (from July 15 to September 30, 2022) are being provided.
(with inputs from IANS)
