Thiruvananthapuram: Health Minister Veena George said the situation of the pandemic in the state was under control but was warned against concessions in careful and urging people to keep all Covid protocols strictly.
The minister said the first dose vaccination included 95% of the population and that 53% of people had received both shots.
As many as 80% of the population will be fully vaccinated in January next year, Veena said.
Experts also show that no need to panic about pandemics and that it passes through the worst phase.
“Even though every day of six thousand cases reported on average, the number of hospitalization and ICU receipts have dropped significantly.
This shows that people don’t fall ill if they are at all positive.
More care facilities are also available now,” said Dr.
Anoop Kumar, chief medicine for critical care at the Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozhikode.
“Surely, the panic situation is over and now what we need is a careful approach.
There are several positive aspects: More than 50% of the population has been fully vaccinated and some antivirus drugs have been tested successfully throughout the world.
The severity of the disease has also dropped , which is a good sign, “said Dr.
N Sulphi, the elected president of the Indian medical association.
“In some countries, the curative antivirus drug has been tested successfully shows that the pandemic is on his last leg.
The only thing is that there is no new variant that must cause other deployments.
Therefore, it is not the time to show all types of concessions in the heart Heart, “said Dr.
A Althaf, Professor, Public Medicine, Manjeri Medical College.
The minister said so the center approved vaccination for children, the state government was ready to start the process.
Already, the Indian medical research board has approved the Bharat Biotech vaccine for children, he said, adding that schools have been reopened by obeying all Covid protocols.
The first week of reopening the school has become a smooth matter but only when children are covered with vaccination, we can be safer, he added.