Noida / Ghaziabad: The Ministry of Health has revised the target population for Covid vaccination in Ghaziabad to 28 lakh of the 23 lakhs and officials say they will try to manage at least the first dose for all residents.
Of the five lakh people, three lakh will be in the age group of 18-44 years and the rest will be in category 45+.
Nodal Ghaziabad officers for Vaccination from GP Mathuria said: “The target is increasing after the re-assessment.
The district performance has been good and has vaccinated the target population for three mega drives held in August.” The district population estimate is around 47 lakh and according to the latest official data, according to the latest official data, The number of people who qualifies in the 18-44-year-old bracket is around 19 lakh and in category 45+, the number is around nine lakh.
So far, nearly 20 doses of lakh vaccines have been given in the district of more than 15 lakh the first dose and more than 4 lakh is the second dose, according to the co-win portal.
Of the total shooting provided since January, around five lakh were given in August.
According to Chief Medical Officer, Ghaziabad, Dr.
Bhavtosh Shankhdhar, another Mega Drive is planning on September 6, Noida hopes to give a dose to the entire target population of around 18 lakh.
The district has vaccinated almost 90% of the population estimates with one shot.
According to official data, around 30% of the population has taken the second dose.
Until Monday, more than 20.4 doses of the Lakh vaccine had been given and covered 15.5 lakh the first dose and the second dose of 4.8 lakh.
Officials said they hoped to autoculate more than 10,000 people every day and around 30,000 people a day during a special vaccination drive until September.
“We hope to give more than three lakh shots in September.
We will easily reach 100% vaccination target for the first dose.
We will increase the focus on the second dose for people,” said Dr.
Sunil Sharma, Chief Medical Officer (CMO ), Noida.
According to state data, Gautam Budh Nagar is in front of all other districts in terms of vaccination coverage.
CMO said they expect more vaccine doses throughout September.
“If the increase in supply, the daily vaccination number will also increase and more centers will be opened,” said an official.
In July, when the supply was irregular, the district provided around 3.5 lakh doses.
The amount has reached around 4.77 lakh this month (until August 30).