Pune: More than 17,000 teenagers in the 15-18 year age group are vaccinated throughout the district until 19:00 on Monday, the first day of vaccination against Covid-19 beneficiaries in this category.
According to Cowin data, Pune rural occupy the peak of vaccination with 13,536 teen immunizations.
About 101 sessions were made for their vaccination in 13 talukas in the Pune rural area.
Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), which has offered around 10,000 doses at 40 sites, seeing around 3,500 takers.
Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), which has offered around 4,000 doses through online mode, it does not have the right number.
The Civic’s body health department must start running after 1:00 p.m.
due to a low response.
Laxman Gophane, assistant medical officer, PCMC, said, “We still collect numbers because some centers we offer doses until 9pm.” Immunization Officer of the Head of PMC Suryakant Devkar said, “Some of our centers face problems in Cowin during registration, because the system allows the covishield as an option for teen vaccination.
The problem is repaired in the initial phase.
Vaccination will be offered at 40 sites on Tuesday.” Archana Dangare , Medical Officers at the Hospital of Aundh Kuti, said that around 35 teenagers came for vaccination in the morning.
“We need more awareness among parents,” he said.
Wisnu Bhujbal from Wakad, a parent of a teenager beneficiary, said, “Child salvation came first.” Only 66,688 beneficiaries (including those in the age group 15-17) were vaccinated throughout the district ‘until 8pm on Monday.