Ludhiana: With the threat of a third covid wave towering, there has been a 1.8% increase in the number of people who are fully vaccinated in Ludhiana in 14 days.
As a report on the state government of Thursday night, Ludhiana has 10.6 per 100 people from all populations that are fully vaccinated.
However, on July 30, 8.8 per 100 people from all populations in this district were fully vaccinated, namely 1.8% less than Thursday night.
With 10.6 per 100 people from all populations after receiving a dose, Ludhiana is among the six countries that have a better value.
In 18.8 of 100 people, SAS Nagar had a fully vaccinated population, followed by Hoshiarpur (14.2), Pathankot (12.3), Jalandhar (12) and Gurdaspur (11).
In Mansa, only 3.8 per 100 people from all populations have received a dose.
In Punjab, eight per 100 people have received the first shot, according to the report.
The Ministry of Health official said the number of people who were vaccinated per 100 who qualified had increased due to an increase in vaccine supply.
District immunization officers (DIO) Dr.
Puneet Junkeja said they had given 13.67 lakh the first dose to people who qualified and 3.8 lakh people had received the two doses.
He added that there were around 26 lakh people who qualified for vaccination (over 18 years) in the district.
Dio suggested that the vaccine supply increase in August, so vaccination also increased.
He added that the number of people inoculated per 100 who qualified was the right way to calculate data.
Epidemiologists and CMCH Vice-Principal Dr.
Clarence Samuel said, “It is important that more people are vaccinated before the third possible third wave.
It is good that more than 10.6 of 100 people from all populations are fully vaccinated, but the percentage must increase.
Previously, before, There was a lack of vaccines and then there were some doubts for rumors.
“Until July 15, seven per 100 people in the district were fully vaccinated.