Mangaluru: Vaccine doubt has been found in schools and colleges, because district administration has not been able to reach 100% of its target to manage the first dose of vaccines to beneficiaries in the age group 15-17, despite the best efforts.
by many government institutions.
According to data available with TOI, so far only 86% of beneficiaries aged between 15-17 were vaccinated with the first dose of vaccines.
The Ministry of Health has set the vaccination target of all receivers between 15-17, at the end of January.
“It is expected to take another month to reach this target,” said Dr.
B V Rajesh, Reproduction of Child Officer, Dakshina Kannada.
He said that the Ministry of Health officials had tried their best to convince students to be investigated through various methods.
“We have held parent-teachers, awareness programs and meetings with religious leaders.
We noticed that vaccine doubts remain among teenagers.
We hope to reach 95% of the first dose coverage, at the end of February,” Dr.
Rajesh said.
He added that Covaxin is currently being given, and that drive vaccination is held at the hostel, when the institution is closed due to the hijab line.
Among students, learned that preferences are for covishield for Covaxin, which is also a barrier for vaccination drives.
PU students said that he was waiting for the Covishield vaccine.
“If I travel abroad, I don’t want to have a problem with vaccine receipts,” he said.
Other students say that he will take a vaccine, only if it’s made mandatory.
FR Clifford Sequeira, Principal, St Aloysius PU College, said that some students asked why they were forced to vaccinate.
Some students postpone being vaccinated, for health reasons.
“Although there is an effort to convince they are vaccinated against Covid-19, about 1% of the population of students in our college remains not vaccinated,” said FR Clifford.