Government has said that more than 37 lakh frontline health workers have received the vaccination under the countrywide COVID19 vaccination exercise till date. In the last 24 hours, more than two lakh six thousand people were inoculated across five thousand 143 sessions. Rajasthan stands at top position with over three lakh 26 thousand jabs followed by Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan today reviewed the status of COVID vaccination with States and Union Territories. During the meeting, he advised States and UTs to improve the percentage coverage of Covid vaccinated beneficiaries. He said, there are many States and UTs that need to improve their performance. Mr Bhushan pointed that there is a huge scope for improvement in the number of average vaccinations per session. Elaborating on the global landmarks crossed by India, Mr Bhushan underlined that India is the fastest country to reach not only the one million target but also two million and three million marks in COVID19 vaccination.
The Health Secretary pointed out that COVID19 vaccine is available in sufficient quantity and technical glitches on CoWIN have now been resolved. States and UTs were advised to ensure that regular review meetings of the State, District and Block Task Force were held to assess the emerging challenges, understand the ground issues and promptly address them at the appropriate levels. They were also asked to take the necessary steps to ensure that the vaccination certificates are issued to all vaccinated beneficiaries before they exit the session. Vaccination of the frontline workers shall commence from the first week of February. The State and UT health authorities were advised to undertake the necessary planning for ensuring smooth implementation of this phase.