Jharkhand on Monday achieved less than 50 per cent of its vaccination target for the first time since the launch of the nationwide vaccination programme against Covid-19 virus on January 16, figures shared by the National Health Mission (NHM) revealed, further highlighting that more than 8,600 of the 15,761 beneficiaries registered for inoculation on the day did not turn up at the various vaccination centres across the State.
As per figures compiled by the NHM, only 7,158 of the 15,761 people registered for vaccination were inoculated on Monday. The State achieved only 45 per cent of its vaccination target on the day. The State has so far achieved 55 per cent of its vaccination target.
At least 1153 people were inoculated in Ranchi on Monday, the highest among all the districts in Jharkhand. While Ranchi achieved 65 per cent of its target on the day, East Singbhum achieved only 47 per cent of its target by inoculating 431 of the 920 registered beneficiaries. Only 50 of the 400 beneficiaries registered for vaccination in Sahebganj got the Covishield shots.
So far, health workers in Jharkhand have administered Covishield shots to as many as 48,013 of the 86,946 people registered for vaccination in the state. By inoculating 3654 of 5293 registered beneficiaries, Palamu has achieved 76 per cent of its vaccination target – the highest among all the 24 districts in the State. Ranchi, on the other hand, has only achieved 48 per cent of its target, while Pakur has achieved 41 per cent of its target – the lowest among the districts in Jharkhand.
Only two cases of Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) were reported in Jharkhand on Monday – one each in Lohardaga and Khunti. So far, the state has reported 226 AEFI cases, and none of them were severe, said doctors spearheading the vaccination programme in Jharkhand.
“Most of the people suffering from adverse effects following immunization have mild symptoms. No severe case has come to my notice so far,” said Dr. Ajit Prasad, the in-charge of the immunization programme in the state.
Ranchi has reported the highest number of AEFI cases so far. As per government data, at least 159 of the 226 AEFI cases were reported in Ranchi. East Singhbhum has reported three AEFI cases, while Dhanbad has reported 10. Bokaro, Deoghar, Giridih and Garhwa have not reported any AEFI cases so far.