In a record-breaking progress, Uttar Pradesh crossed the important landmark of seven crore Covid vaccinations on Saturday. Besides, breaking its own record, UP administered more than 30 lakh Covid vaccine doses on Friday, the highest ever in a day by any state of the country.
In just 11 days, Uttar Pradesh has administered one crore Covid vaccine doses and with this impressive pace of vaccination, it has become the top state with the largest population in the country. Uttar Pradesh administered 30,00,680 doses in a mega Covid vaccination campaign on Friday.
Earlier, on August 3, UP had administered around 29.5 lakh doses of vaccine against COVID-19 which was also an all-time high single day coverage record. While India hit the one crore mark on Friday logging its highest ever daily vaccination figure, Uttar Pradesh led the way by contributing around 30 per cent to the national record.
According to experts, it is a significant step by the UP government that will play a significant role in restricting mortality and severe disease when the probable third wave of COVID-19 strikes the state. On August 17, the state had crossed the milestone of administering six crore doses.
Soaring high on vaccination, the state has achieved the target of vaccinating one crore people in merely 11 days, which is a kind of record in itself. It is noteworthy that in the same month, on August 3, UP had crossed the five crore-mark too.
So far, over 5,90,16,053 people have received their first doses while over 1,11,43,560 are fully vaccinated in the state.
On the contrary, Maharashtra lags behind with 5.64 crore vaccine doses delivered so far. The vaccination figure in Rajasthan stands at 4.23 crore. West Bengal has vaccinated around 3.86 crore people, in Tamil Nadu only 3.08 crore vaccine doses have been given and Kerala has vaccinated only 2.77 crore of its population.
Aggressive vaccination is an integral pillar of the comprehensive strategy of the Uttar Pradesh government for containment and management of the pandemic, along with T3 and adherence to Covid Appropriate Behaviour, claimed an official spokesman.
Ensuring that no section is left in this massive vaccination campaign, the chief minister has instructed officials to cover each and every person in getting their doses in a hassle-free manner, the official added.
The state-wide launch of the cluster model for the COVID-19 vaccination drive has made the task easy, equitable and seamless by eliminating crucial roadblocks like transport and the digital divide.