Coimbatore: At least 53% of elderly people over 60 years in the district have received the first dose of vaccines against Covid-19 as on Friday, showing data available with the Ministry of Public Health and Medical Prevention.
The district was placed third after Chennai and Nilgiris, who had provided the first dose of vaccine at 60% and 68% of the population in this age bracket, however, the district, however, had a long way to go away when it comes to vaccinating the target population with the second dose.
Only 21% of the population had received the second dose in the district, which, as in the previous case, was lagging behind only Chennai and Nilgiris.P Aruna, Deputy Director of Health Services, said that most of the elderly people over 60 years realized the importance of vaccination.
“Therefore, they volunteered to be inoculated.
And this is one reason that helps us vaccinate more than 50% of them with the first dose.” When asked about the second dose of the vaccine at 80% of the elderly, he just said the person at 80% on.
The risk category will be given a priority.
“Preferences will also be given to those who will take the second dose.” When it arrived at the total population over 18 years old, the district was vaccinated 11.89 lakh from 38-40 lakh people.
There was no data to show how much 11.89 lakh had received both doses.
When the inoculation drive starts in May, only 1% of the population is vaccinated and there is resistance among the people to take Jab.
Now, 30% of the population has taken a shot.
The scenario has turned upside down in recent weeks, when there is an unprecedented demand for vaccines.
But there is a vaccine shortage, which often leads to chaos with people running from the pillar to the post to be investigated.
Sivazubramanam, 65, a resident of Nanjundapuram, said, “There was a real crisis in May and June, when people have to stand overnight in the queue without maintaining social distance to be invested.
Token distribution is then influenced by political elements.” G Vidya , 68, from Avarampalayam, recalling how he got the first dose in May after waiting in the queue at the nearest primary health center for two weeks in vain.
He was inoculated in a private hospital, after paying Vaccines.
Moorthy, 62, a resident of Sowripalayam, said it was impossible to vaccinate the population of the majority in the next few months by analyzing only 10,000 or 11,000 strange people a day.
“Most people rely on government facilities, because they are unable to buy Rs 1,000 for vaccination.”
Half of the elderly population gets the first vaccine dose
