With the Centre going to supply free vaccines to the States from tomorrow, the Odisha Government has set an ambitious target to vaccinate 3 lakh doses each day.
Additional Chief Secretary, Health, PK Mohapatra on Sunday asked district Collectors, Municipal Commissioners and Chief District Medical and Public Health Officers to plan accordingly and meet the targets set for their districts.
“Presently, the average daily coverage is less than 1.5 lakh doses across the State. The Government of India will supply vaccines to our State based on the vaccine consumption & vaccine wastage rate. Under revised strategy of Covid-19 vaccination drive, you are directed to expand the 18-44 years and above 45 years vaccination drive in all blocks and ULBs from 21 June in a campaign mode and completely consume available stock (Both Central & State supply) within shortest possible time,” Mohapatra said in his communiqué. The district and municipal administrations have been asked to conduct at least five sessions in each block and NAC, 10 sessions in each municipality and 20 in each municipal corporation from Monday onwards.
If required, additional sessions over and above the targets can also be planned as per need, Mohapatra stated. “Districts can plan for both online and on-site sessions based on feasibility. At the same time, the beneficiaries already due for the second dose shall be mobilised to ensure timely vaccination,” he told the officers.
As per the letter, a daily target of 30,000 doses has been set for the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, 23,300 for Ganjam district, 18,000 for Cuttack, 16,100 for Mayurbhanj, 15,500 for Baleswar, 14,000 for Sundargarh, 12,300 for Jajpur, 11,800 for Keonjhar, 11,600 for Puri, 10,650 in Balangir and 10,000 each in Bargarh, Kalahandi and Bhadrak.
All other districts have a daily target of less than 10,000. The districts are Angul (8,600), Boudh (2,800), Deogarh (2,000), Dhenkanal (8,000), Gajapati (3,650), Jagatsinghpur (7,700), Jharsuguda (4,000), Kandhamal (4,600), Kendrapada (9,400), Khordha (8,400), Koraput (8,700), Malkangiri (3,850), Rayagada (6,150), Sambalpur (7,000) and Subarnapur (4,000).
The State target for 18 years and above is 3.09 crore citizens (6.18 crore doses). Since January 16 this year, the State has administered 93.73 lakh doses, out of which 17.97 lakh citizens have received two doses.