In a significant achievement, Uttar Pradesh crossed the milestone of administering 10 crore first doses of Covid vaccine on Wednesday, nearly 10 months after the national vaccination programme began on January 16.
The state has already administered over 13.53 crore doses of the Covid vaccine.
A top government spokesman said in Lucknow on Wednesday, “Around 68 per cent of the state's total eligible adult population has received at least one dose, while around 24 per cent are fully immunised. More than 13.53 crore vaccine doses have been administered across the state which include more than 10 crore first doses and 3.53 crore double doses. In line with the chief minister’s order, the Health department is conducting vaccination on a war footing, with focus on the second dose, across the state. The chief minister has stressed on expediting the inoculation drive by setting a target of delivering 25 to 30 lakh doses every day in the next two months. Besides, mega vaccination drives are being held across the state intermittently.”
The government has adopted the Cluster Model 2.0 to improve the second Covid vaccine dose coverage in the state. Giving priority to full vaccination, the work of administering the second jab using the Cluster Model 2.0 is being done in those villages/localities where the first dose was successfully administered through the cluster model. The state-wide launch of cluster model earlier in June for Covid vaccination drive made the task easy, equitable, and seamless, eliminating crucial roadblocks like transport and the digital divide.