Launched by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, ‘Mission June’ campaign aiming to inoculate one crore people of the state in one month, achieved half its target within 14 days of its launch.
By June 15, over 51 lakh doses of vaccine were administered to people under the campaign, taking the total jabs given to beneficiaries to more than 2.34 crore.
Officials maintained that the current vaccination pace in Uttar Pradesh was the highest in the country leaving behind Maharashtra,Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and Kerala amongst others.
Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Amit Mohan Prasad informed mediapersons in Lucknow on Tuesday that various agencies of the state government had administered 51 lakh doses of Covid vaccines till June 14, aiming to scale the massive target of one crore doses in a month. The official felt that the target would be achieved by the end of this month. The state government is focused on the steep target ostensibly to prevent a possible third wave of corona infection through widespread vaccinations.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asked officials to accelerate the pace of the vaccination campaign. “The target is to vaccinate 10 crore people by the end of August and hence there is a need to intensify the vaccination campaign. For the purpose, new vaccinators must be trained,” said Yogi addressing a high-level Covid review meeting in Lucknow on Tuesday.
Till date, Uttar Pradesh has administered more than 2.34 crore doses of vaccine across the state, of which around 1.95 crore were given the first jab while 38.36 lakh people were administered both the doses. Besides, various measures have been initiated by the UP government to achieve greater immunity quickly. The latest in the list include special booths for drivers and street vendors which were started from June 14, special pink booths for women and guardian special booths for parents of children under 12 years of age.