COVID-19 vaccine dose tally crosses 200-crore mark
- India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination drive crossed 200-crore doses.
- The country has now achieved 97% first-dose coverage, while 90% adult have received both doses of the vaccine.
Unparalleled effort
- Several systematic interventions were carried out for capacity building to carry out this nationwide exercise.
- Existing supply chain for storage and transport of COVID-19 vaccines was leveraged
- Effective monitoring of vaccine distribution
- Efficient utilization of vaccines and syringes were ensured at all times.
- Vaccination exercise was carried out in a citizen-friendly approach through initiatives such as
- ‘Har Ghar Dastak’
- Workplace- and school-based vaccination
- Vaccination of persons without identity documents
- Near-to-home and mobile vaccination centres
- With 71% centres in rural areas and over 51% of doses administered to women, programme ensured geographical and gender equity.
Data from States
- Delhi tops the list of cities that have administered most double doses with 1.53 crore jabs
- Followed by Mumbai (97.30 lakh), Bengaluru Urban (93.46 lakh), Pune (83.69 lakh), and Ahmedabad Corporation area (49.73 lakh).
- List of states that have administered the most doses (cumulative) to children is headed by Uttar Pradesh (1.94 crore)
- Cities that have administered most Booster doses are
- Delhi (19.34 lakh), Mumbai (10.33 lakh), Bengaluru Urban (9.30 lakh), Kolkata (7.40 lakh), and Pune (7.08 lakh).
Prelims take away
- COVID-19
- ‘Har Ghar Dastak’