Taking a stride towards another vaccine milestone, Uttar Pradesh became the first state in India to have administered more than 32 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines.
This is another major landmark as the state continues to conduct one of the most successful vaccination campaigns in the country since the rollout of the mass immunisation drive.
As per data from the CoWin portal updated last at 12 pm on Saturday, at least 32.01 crore out of the total 189 crore doses administered in the country were from UP.
Strengthening its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, the Uttar Pradesh government is providing vaccination cover to all the children between 12-17 years of age in a time-bound manner.
So far, over 2,34,32,056 children in the age group of 15-17 years and over 74,16,435 children in the age group of 12-14 years have been administered vaccine doses in the state.
Committed to providing additional protection cover to the priority group, UP started administering booster shots (precaution dose) to frontline and healthcare workers as well as senior citizens from January 10. Over 29.35 lakh ‘precaution doses’ have been administered in the state so far.
UP is followed by Maharashtra with 16.60 crore doses administered so far. In terms of percentage, about 90 per cent of the adult population is fully vaccinated while 100 per cent of the population has received at least one dose.
In the age category of 15-17 years, over 96 per cent of the children have received at least one dose of the vaccine while over 70 per cent in this age category have been fully vaccinated. To speed up the vaccination drive for children in the state, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has also asked the officials concerned to ensure adequate availability of vaccine doses in the state.
Aggressive vaccination is an integral part of the comprehensive strategy of the Yogi-led UP government to contain the pandemic, along with adherence to Covid- appropriate behaviour.
Top 5 states with
max vaccinations
Uttar Pradesh: 32 crore doses
Maharashtra: 16.60 crore doses
West Bengal: 13.93 crore doses
Bihar: 13.02 crore doses
Madhya Pradesh: 11.82 crore doses