LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh became the second state in the country to administer over two crore doses of coronavirus vaccine to its people with Maharashtra leading the table with 2.4 crore doses.
More than 22 crore Indians have been vaccinated till date and UP accounts for 8.9% of total jabs administered nationwide.
Gujarat is a close third with 1.8 crore doses.
Acknowledging the milestone, additional chief secretary, health and family welfare, Amit Mohan Prasad, said, the credit for this achievement goes to the health teams working round-the-clock.
On an average, vaccinations take place at 6,000 sites in the state every day.
Following the enthusiastic response to Mission June, the state government has decided to raise next week’s vaccine target and number of booths.Among districts, Lucknow (10.24 lakh), Gautam Budh Nagar (7.32 lakh), Ghaziabad (6.55 lakh), Kanpur (6.52 lakh) and Meerut (6.48 lakh) top the list while Chitrakoot (67,555), Lalitpur (91,099), Sravasti (94,108), Kasganj (95,546) and Kannauj (98,686) are the bottom five.
Officials engaged in the vaccination process revealed that only a miniscule number of those immunised reported adverse effects.
“Of total doses given in state, 0.007% recipients complained of side effects.
This translates to 1,400 episodes of adverse events following immunisation (AEFI), but not one was serious or fatal,” said an officer engaged in the vaccination drive.
Insiders revealed the state was eyeing the No.
1 one position in the country with its Mission June vaccination campaign.
Now, the chief minister has directed officials to intensify the drive and raise the capacity by three times.
To encourage people to take the vaccine, the state government has undertaken measures, including setting up women special booths, guardian booths, drive-in vaccination facilities.
ACS Prasad informed that bookings for the women special booths will open from Sunday.