2 crore given at least 1 Covid vaccine dose in Odisha

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha on Friday crossed the milestone of administering at least one dose of the anti-Covid vaccines to two crore people of the state’s 4.68 crore population.
Altogether 2,00,58,425 people had received at least the first dose until the evening. This has taken the number of doses, including the first and second one, administered so far to 2,69,71,752.
However, the second dose coverage remains low with only 69 lakh plus people in the state being fully vaccinated so far. The government healthcare authorities said many people seem to have forgotten their due dates, resulting in a low turnout at the session sites for the booster shots.
This apart, some no longer seem to be interested in taking the booster shots owing to a let-up in cases, they added.
Bijay Panigrahi, director of the family welfare department, said, “As far as the first dose is concerned, the vaccination drive is well on track. About 2.10 lakh people received the jab at 1,606 sites across the state on Friday. But there seems to be a tendency among people to give the second shot a miss. We are alerting them by sending reminder messages to their cell phones. About 29% of those whose second dose is due are yet to receive it.”
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