Patna: The state reached a new milestone in the struggle against Covid-19 on Friday, surpassing the 10-crore mark vaccination before New Year’s Eve.
Health Minister Mangal Pandey, who set a new target of two weeks ago, calling it “one of the greatest achievements in the field of health” and congratulated the community health workers and Bihar.
According to the data provided in the Portal Cowin on Friday (6.30 pm), the state has given a total 10,00.29.626 Covid-19 vaccine doses, including more than 5.78 crore first dose and second dose of 4.22 crore crore.
“On June 6, we decided to give 6 doses crore at the end of the year, although there is concern about our targets and the enormity of the task.
However, we exceeded this target is far ahead of schedule, and then decide to administer 10 doses crore by 6.
31 December, “said Pandey, who was very happy that the day falls on his birthday.
Pratyaya Amrit, Additional Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Health, crediting the success of team work and expressed extreme satisfaction with this achievement.
“It’s a remarkable achievement.
We concluded the year with a very positive tone,” he added.
Countries have data on beneficiaries eligible 5.95 crore are in need of vaccinations, and on Friday night, a little more than 97% have received their first dose and more than 70% of their second dose.
However, because the second dose should be given within 84 days from the first, nearly 90% of eligible beneficiaries have received their second jab.
Vaccination has been carried out in more than 10,000 sites over the last two days.
Sanjay Kumar Singh, Executive Director of Public Health State, sharing detailed data, stated, “While vaccination began on January 16, marks 1-crore achieved within 130 days on May 26th.
Countries meet vaccination 6-crore target on 9 October and ended the year with 10 crore doses of the vaccine.
What a fitting way to say goodbye to 2021.
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