Odisha received a pat on its back from the Centre on Thursday for its performance in vaccinating a significant number of healthcare workers (HCWs) to fight against Covid-19 since the inoculation drive has been launched across the country.
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Secretary Rajesh Bhushan informed during a media briefing at the National Media Centre, New Delhi that Odisha has ranked second among the States and Union Territories in terms of vaccination coverage of registered healthcare workers.
“Odisha is one of the biggest States. It has more HCWs so as the challenges; but despite this, the State’s coverage is remarkable,” said Rajesh Bhushan, adding that the State vaccinated 50.7 per cent of the registered HCWs in last 13 days.
“Lakshadweep was the top performer as it vaccinated 83.4 per cent of its healthcare workers since January 16, the date when the country-wide vaccination drive was launched.