The pace of anti-Covid vaccination in the 45 plus age category has slowed for the second dose in Chhattisgarh after extension of the gap between the first and second doses.
The Covishield vaccine gap has been extended to 12-16 weeks against 6-8 weeks. the state has enough stocks for the category which includes health and frontline workers, Harsha Puranik, Deputy Director (Public Relations), told the media on Saturday.
Similarly, those who have recovered from Covid-19 have been told to give a three-month gap before getting vaccinated, she said. She said against a target of coverage of 58.56 lakh persons in the 45-plus category including health and frontline workers, 45.28 lakh individuals have been vaccinated for the first dose. This accounts for 77 percent.
The second dose vaccination drive in the same category stands at 12 percent or 7 lakh persons.
The total doses administered in the state in both the 45 plus and 18-44 age categories is 70,68,948.
Similarly, in the 18-44 category, the targeted population is 1.30 crore. The total vaccination till Saturday is 796,972. Vaccine shortage has hit the drive.
It is likely to pick up with the arrival of 141,420 Covishield vaccine doses, she said.