Coimbatore: With 81,454 people inoculated during mass vaccination drives on Sunday, the percentage of eligible populations that get the second dose in the district has increased by 32%.
There is a 2% increase in the qualified population of getting the second dose on Sunday.
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More than 91% of the population has been inoculated with the first dose.
Of the 27.9 eligible Lakh population, 25.47 lakh has received the first dose number of people who took their second dose exceeding the number of those who took their first dose.
Of the total 81,454 people inoculated on Sunday, 49,583 received a second dose and 31,871 their first dose.
Drive vaccination starts with a dose of 1.5 lakh at 558 places.
However, the response remained lukewarm since the beginning of the day.
“The possibility of rain and an extended weekend is referred to as one of the main reasons for fewer turnover,” said CGS Manian, Organizers Namma Kovai, who coordinated inoculation drivers in Park VOC.
“When a college is reopened for first year students, families can be on a tour,” he said.
There were about two lakh who qualified for the second dose at the beginning of the day, but only a few of them appeared in camps.
Deputy Director of Public Health Services P Aruna said adequate steps were taken to remind people in the vaccination camp.
“Panchayats also made arrangements to create awareness.
Although there is a decrease in the number of people, we hope to cover it in the coming days,” the official said.