There is no shortage of vaccines in Uttarakhand, 91 thousand Covishield vaccines will be available soon, and special camps are being set up for booster dose

Dehradun. Seeing the sound of the fourth wave of Corona infection, the government has become alert. Along with this, she is motivating people to get a booster dose of Covid vaccine to prevent infection. So far there are 65 lakh people in the state who have taken both doses of the vaccine but did not get the booster dose. According to experts, the effect of infection will prove to be less fatal by applying a booster dose.

So far 22.13 lakh people have got a booster dose
According to the Health Department, the estimated population of the state has been estimated at 1.21 crore. In this, the population of people above 12 years of age is more than 89.35 lakh. Those who were targeted to apply Covid vaccine. Against the target in the state, 91.15 lakh people have got the first dose and more than 87.23 lacks have got the second dose. The first dose has been administered to 100 percent of beneficiaries in the state.

91 thousand Covishield vaccines will be available soon
The stock of the Covishield vaccine has run out in the state to apply booster dose. 30 thousand vaccines of Covaxin have been made available to the state from Haryana. Apart from this, 40 thousand more doses are going to be available. Soon 91 thousand of Covishield vaccines will be available from the central government. After getting the vaccine, the campaign to apply booster dose will accelerate.

Udham Singh Nagar is behind in the booster dose
Udham Singh Nagar district is lagging behind in applying booster doses to eligible beneficiaries. In the district, 18 percent of the target was given the third dose, while Uttarkashi district is in the first place with 47 percent of booster doses. Chamoli district is second with 39.4 percent and Tehri is third with 33 percent.

Dr. NS Bisht said must take a dose of the vaccine
Dr. NS Bisht, Senior Physician, District Hospital Coronation, said that it is not that corona infection will not occur by applying a booster dose, but by applying the vaccine, the effect of infection will be less fatal. In the third wave of Corona, it was seen that the doctors who got the second or booster of the vaccine also came under the grip of infection, but recovered soon as the effect of the infection subsided. Those who haven’t yet got a booster dose or second dose must take the vaccine dose.

There is no shortage of vaccines – Dr. R. Rajesh Kumar
Health Secretary Dr. R. Rajesh Kumar said that there is no shortage of Covaxin in the state. Soon 91 thousand of Covishield vaccines will be available from the central government. Hundred percent of people in the state have been given the first and second doses of the vaccine. Special camps are being organized for booster doses.

Number of people who got a dose of vaccine
first dose 91,15,331
second dose 87,23,295
booster dose 22,13,516

Number of people who have been given booster dose so far (in percentage)

in district percentage
Uttarkashi 47.1
Chamoli 39.4
Tehri 33.1
Rudraprayag 32.8
Bageshwar 32.1
Pauri 29.4
Nainital 23.9
Almora 23.1
Dehradun 25.5
Champawat 22.9
Haridwar 22.1
Pithoragarh 20.7
US city 18.0