Mumbai: Drive Mega Vaccination in the last eight days saw a fair dose distribution for women and rural populations for the first time in the Covid-19 inoculation program aged eight months.
On August 31, September 6, 967 women for every 1,000 men took the Corona vaccine.
“The gender vaccination parity index (dosage for women per 1000 doses for men normalized against the gender ratio between 18 days) in the last seven days is 1.02,” said Dr.
Sachin Pandey, a physicist who has tracked the Indian vaccination drive in ‘ Covid Tika Application ‘.
The gender ratio between the age group 18+ India is 944: 1000.
Gender disparity in covid vaccination has acute.
BMC, in fact, plans the vaccination days ‘women only’ to spend the current 14.5 lakh gap.
“We got a good response for our second day only and believed women’s day would help,” said the additional Municipal Commissioner BMC Suresh Kakani.
At the All-India level, more than 3.6 crore men than women have taken vaccines since January.
In Maharashtra, the gap has increased from 40 lakhs in August to 54 lakh at this time.
In June, the Delhi drive has a 600: 1000 gender ratio.
Dr.
Pandey said if India can maintain a “almost crore” daily drive, he believes 80% of India can be vaccinated at least once in mid-October.
Between August 31 and September 6, around 5.86 crore vaccine shots – or 83.7 lakh everyday – given in this country.
The graph on the Cowin dashboard clearly shows absorption in vaccination in rural areas in recent days.
On August 31, 1.09 crore doses were given in Indian countryside by opposing 31.9 lakh in urban areas.
Using data from the Cowin Dashboard, Dr.
Pandey managed that 4,082 crore doses were given in rural areas on August 31 to September 6.
“ This means 69.81% of the dosage given a week goes to rural areas, where 65% of Indian populations live, “he said.
The application shows that the difference in terms of gender and location began to improve in June when the vaccine stock improved.
“ As long as supplies in April and May, more men than women take vaccines.
Also, at that time, there was a myth that women should not take vaccines during menstruation, “he said.
At the peak of the second wave, which hit the urban bags earlier than rural areas, the center shifts more supply to hotspots.
Many districts in Maharashtra, including Mumbai, got higher shares compared to other regions in that period.
“However, there is a kind of saturation in big cities now.
People need to be advised about vaccination, especially the second shot, so the number increases,” he said.
At present, the availability of vaccines in rural areas has increased.
Covid-19: For the first time in vaccination drive, gender & location equity
