AJMER: Somalpur village in Ajmer has shocked the state after it reported 49 deaths due to Covid and ILI symptoms in the last 54 days.
Though 14 special vaccination camps were held considering the high rate of deaths, only 352 persons turned up making it vulnerable to infections.
The community health centre office said 2,029 people in the 45+ category are eligible for vaccinations.
“So far, 725 have turned up that too half of them in the first phase in April when no death was reported in the village.
Some cases of side effects after vaccination followed by unending series of deaths in May has led to distrust for vaccines,” said the health officer.
The special vaccination camps in the village held from May till date were aimed at restoring confidence among villagers which had dipped after a high number of deaths, side effects, misinformation, superstitions and rumours.
On an average, each vaccination camp expects at least 200 persons.
However, the number of many of the camps remained in single digits.
The village has a population of 6,500.