Ludhiana: About 37% of those who have received the first dose have emerged for the second to be fully vaccinated.
A large number of health workers (HCWS) and Frontline Workers (FLWS) have not received a second dose.
Vaccination for HCW has begun on January 16 and for FLW workers (FLW) on 3.
February 3.
Ludhiana recently crossed the two million vaccination target.
Data on the Ministry of Health Thursday night showed that 21.12.648 vaccination was conducted.
A total of 15,46,899 had received the first dose and 5,65,749 (36.6%) of them were fully vaccinated.
While 33,258 HCWs had received the first dose of vaccines, 23,267 (69.9%) had received the second.
Of the 1,09,959 flws – consisting of police, the income department, city workers, among others – 31.75% (28.75%) have received the second dose so far.
Until May 10 – when the gap between two vaccines was six to eight weeks, which was enhanced by the center of at least 84 days in the mid-21,086 FLWS (27.6%) received a second dose and 76,278.
This shows that a large number of them have not received the second dose of two doses of vaccines are four to six weeks, from 15,589 flws who received the first dose, 3,193 had obtained the second, which was 20.48%.
And from 25,539 HCWs, 15,884 has got the second dose.
The official health department, “because the government announced a gap of 84 days, a large number of people had not received the second dose.
A number of HCW and FLWS have not received a second dose and were asked to accept it.” Dr Puneet District Immunization Officer Junkeja is not available for comments.
“I think HCW and FLWS who have not received the second dose feel they don’t need to be because the Covid case decreases.
It is important for people who are eligible to get both doses to protect themselves from this disease.
Single doses will not help achieve it.
Authorities must Motivating people to get both doses, “said a former senior medical officer Dr.
Rajinder Gulati.