New Delhi: Even when India edged closer to covering nearly half of the adult population with at least the first dose of Covid vaccine, the center was concerned with the low absorption of Jab among women, especially in the state such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
Overall, around 46% of a total of 52.2 doses of crore provided so far has been given to women.
“At present, the gap between coverage among men and women is around 7-8%.
It’s a little on the higher side considering that there isn’t much difference in the population ratio of men and women as a whole.
The gap in the scope of immunization between the two types Gender should not be more than 2-3%, “said a senior official.
This problem was discussed in a recent meeting of the national expert group for vaccines for Covid-19 (Negvac) last week and the center now planned to run a special social mobilization campaign to increase the coverage of the local population.
While the coverage between females has increased since April, when the gap is around 10%, officials said this increase was mainly driven by the initial Covid vaccination among pregnant women.
Until July 30, more than 2.3 lakh pregnant women had received the first dose of anti-covid jab.
Today’s gender distortion is also more significant among the elderly population than in younger women, the official said.
However, in some states such as Kerala and Himachal Pradesh, more women have received anti-covid shots than men.
The center plans to work with UNICEF and the state government to increase coverage among women.