Hyderabad: About 25 Lakh people in Telangana have missed the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, so far, cultivate a date with two months at least, the health government said on Monday.
Urgent people to advance and take their Jab, many experts blame him on bad awareness and misunderstandings that the coronavirus pandemic is over.
Only 32% of those who are vaccinated have taken the second dose, while 28% of all recipients who meet the requirements of the 2.8 crore numbering in the state have not taken a single dose, the health authority said.
“Many people avoid the second dose who think that no more cases and pandemics end or for fear of vaccines.
We urge people to take their earliest dose,” Dr.
G Srinivasa Rao, Director (Public Health), Telangana, said.
“So far, 72% of the eligible country population has taken the first dose, while only 32% of them have received the second dose,” he added.
Among the 25 lakh which has avoided the second dose is 55 years V Lakshmi – domestic assistance and two family members.
“When we first took Jab, my mother was sick for 3-4 days and we were afraid of the second dose but we wanted to take it.
When officials came to our colony to give a second dose, seven of us were asked to take it later in the health center, Because they said they needed a minimum of 10 people to open a vaccine (vial), “Lakshmi said.
“Later, most others get it individually.
It’s three and a half months since I took the first dose in July,” he said.
“If someone missed the second dose, the risk of infection rises.
With the first dose, we achieve a certain level of protection, around 40-50%, which then starts in the second dose to 70-90%.
But if the second dose is taken slower than the date What is regulated, overall immunity will be less, “said Dr.
Ranga Reddy Burri, infection control and prevention specialist.