Health Minister says adequate vaccine doses available, urges people to come forward for second dose
New Delhi: The number of the fully vaccinated individuals has surpassed the partially vaccinated eligible population for the first time in the country, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, stated here today.
The country has in total administered over 113.68 Cr (1,13,68,79,685) as per 7 am provisional reports today with the administration of 67,82,042 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours. This has been achieved through 1,16,73,459 sessions. Out of which, 75,57,24,081 doses were administered as first dose and 38,11,55,604 doses were administered as second dose. Thus, the number of fully vaccinated individuals (38,11,55,604) exceeds those who have been administered a single dose (37,45,68,477).
The Union Health Minister congratulated the collective spirit of the country on this achievement. In a tweet, he appealed to all eligible citizens to get vaccinated. “We will win the battle against COVID-19 together,” he stated. He expressed confidence that the country will have vaccinated every Indian by the end of the month-long ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ campaign.
It may be mentioned that India achieved the distinction of having administered 100 crore (1 billion) doses on October 21, 2021. Subsequently, the government launched the ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ campaign on November 3, 2021 to knock every door and reach out to every household and immunize every citizen against COVID-19.
The month long ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ vaccination campaign aims to ensure that all the adult population is covered with the first dose of COVID vaccine, while those who are due for the second doses are motivated to take the second dose.Dr Mandaviya said healthcare workers have been conducting door-to-door vaccinations of eligible people across India with a special focus on districts where less than 50 per cent of the eligible population has been vaccinated.
The Union Health Minister also assured that there was no shortage of vaccine doses in the country. He urged people to come forward for second dose, and motivate those in their family and community to take both the doses.
– global bihari bureau
