Jaipur: On the first day of Covid vaccination for teenagers on Monday, 3.39 lakh (6.3%) from 53.15 lakh recipients received their first jab in the state until 5:30 p.m.
Jodhpur took the lead with 20,833 doses, while Jaipur remained in 10th place with 13,935 shots, showing the Cowin portal at 8:30 a.m.
The drive runs smoothly throughout the state and no adverse reaction reports after immunization, health department officials are claimed.
Children are seen coming to the vaccination site after registering on the Cowin portal.
Many children register on vaccination sites.
Overall, more than 6.91 doses of lakh were given including above 18 beneficiaries.
When launching a drive for children (15-18 years) on Mondays in school girls models in Gangauri Bazaar, Chairman of the Ashok Minister Gehlot demanded a dose of booster for all and vaccines for children under 15 years.
Gehlot said the Omicron variant posed a threat to the country.
Seeing the danger of omicron, it is necessary that everyone who has received the second dose six months ago must be allowed to get a booster dose, as needed, he said.
“Vaccination free costs for under 15 must also be permitted,” Gehlot said.
He said the state government would demand it to the center so that people could be saved from the third wave.
He said, “100% vaccination must all be done.” In the state, 91.5% above 18 people have received the first dose so far, while more than 75% have received the second.
8.25 Crore doses have been given so far.
At the event, Gehlot praised Dr.
Sudhir Bhandari, the principal, and controller, SMS Medical College for the extraordinary management of Covid said the state had been rated as one of the best in this country for Covid management.
Health Minister Parsadi Lal Meena said, “For children’s vaccination, the site was identified throughout the state.
The vaccination of children was carried out at 4,162 sites.” He said the direction was issued to vaccinate children in government and private schools, hostels.
Vaibhav Galriya Health Secretary said the center had given the target to empty 46 lakh children in the age group 15-18 years.
However, according to state figures, beneficiaries of 53.15 lakh (15-18 years).
Experts encourage children to be vaccinated.
“Covaxin (Bharat Biotech) has been approved for teenagers aged 15-18 years.
Young adults are the most vulnerable populations in the middle of Delmicron.
This vaccine is safe, effective and tested.
In fact, the same vaccine is given to adults in this country.
Scheduled 2 doses of 28 days apart, “said Dr.
Dhan Raj Bagri, Inch Vaccination, JK Lon Hospital.
Meanwhile, Lok Sabha Speaker and parliamentarians from the city – Bundi, Om Birla on Monday started the Covid vaccination drive for teenagers aged 15-18 years in the Vigyan Nagar Government Pharmacy in the city.
Special camps for student coaches were also held at the Three Allen Career Institute Campus, where the medical team provided the first dose of vaccines to a total of 1228 students.
The collection of vaccination data for these children in the city is underway.
More than 25,000 children were vaccinated with the first dose of the target of 55,000 children, an official said.
He added, data from the center has not accumulated.
In addition, the medical team held camps in the government and secondary schools in villages and cities throughout the city division.
District authority visits vaccination centers and sends the required direction.
LS Speaker Birla begged people, who have not received one of the two jabs to vaccinate for their own safety and protection and others in society.
The city is an important city in this country as a large number of students here for coaching and hence is the task of people in the city to play guardians to these students, who left their homes and came here, said LS Speaker Birla when talking people Media at Nagar Vigyan Government Pharmacy