Health Minister: 77% eligible Indian population inoculated with first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

Following a meeting with state and union territory health ministers on Wednesday, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced that at least 77% of the eligible population in India had received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

“With the first dose, 77% of the eligible population in India has been immunised against Covid.” Both doses were administered to 32% of the population. Over ten crore people have not received the second dose of the vaccine. “People who are eligible for the second dose should get the vaccine,” Mansukh Mandaviya told news agency ANI.

“We’re going to launch a mega vaccination campaign ‘Har Ghar Dastak’. We’ve decided that for the next one month, healthcare workers will go door-to-door to vaccinate people eligible for second dose and also those who have not taken the first dose,” he added.

The health minister also informed that during the special vaccination drive, “a special focus” would be given to 48 districts where less than 50 per cent of the eligible population has been vaccinated.

Mansukh Mandaviya urged the health ministers of states and Union Territories to “aim to cover all eligible with 1st dose of Covid-19 vaccine by end-November 2021”. He also called for complete vaccination in all districts across the country.

Mansukh Mandaviya urged the health ministers of states and Union Territories to “aim to cover all eligible with 1st dose of Covid-19 vaccine by end-November 2021”. He also called for complete vaccination in all districts across the country.