Covid-19 vaccination drive India update: One month immediately after the nation began the Coronavirus vaccination drive for frontline and healthcare workers and immediately after the inoculation of more than 1 crore beneficiaries, the nation has observed an erratic pattern with the states possessing sound overall health infra lagging in vaccinating their residents. Several states in the nation which had been anticipated to lead the vaccination drive in reality have lagged behind numerous states that have comparatively much less sound healthcare infrastructure, The Indian Express reported.
Among the lagging ones, seven states and Union Territories in the nation have not been in a position to vaccinate even 50 % of their target overall health workers, according to the information place out by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday. Among the seven states and UTs include things like the southern state of Tamil Nadu, Punjab, and the national capital Delhi.
Tamil Nadu, against a target of 5.32 lakh overall health workers, in the initial phase has only been in a position to vaccinate about 47 % of the targeted population with the initial dose of the vaccine. It is pertinent to have an understanding of that the Coronavirus vaccine is getting inoculated in two doses. The predicament in Delhi is also comparable as the government could only vaccinate about 44 % of its targeted healthcare workers population of about 2.78 lakh. The predicament is far worse in Punjab, as the northern state has only been in a position to cumulatively vaccinate about 38 % of its targeted healthcare workers in the initial phase of the vaccination drive.
Other smaller sized states and UTs which have so far not been in a position to breach the 50 % targeted numbers include things like Ladakh(47.4%), Chandigarh(35.9%), Puducherry (27.5%) and Nagaland(36.7%). A leading government supply from the Union Health Ministry told The Indian Express that in various meetings carried out by the ministry, these states and UTs have been asked to increase their vaccination numbers but there has been no alter so far. The official also stated that from their response these governments appeared to be incompetent.
Citing the case of Chhattisgarh that has clocked the figure of vaccinating about 78 % of its targeted overall health workers in spite of not possessing a sound overall health infra like Tamil Nadu and Delhi, the official stated that the states which have planned their vaccination sessions are faring effectively.
Head of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Dr. J A Jayalal, who also practices in Tamil Nadu, highlighted that the low coverage in Tamil Nadu was surprising. However, he also talked about that there is a segment of government sector healthcare nurses which is refusing to get vaccinated. He also pointed out that the quantity of physicians who have been vaccinated in the state is effectively above the anticipated coverage.
Punjab IMA state president Dr. Kuldeep Arora also gave a comparable response when asked about the low count of vaccination in the state. Citing the instance of his personal hospital, Dr. Arora stated that out of the 250 overall health workers who had been supposed to be vaccinated, only 10-15 came forward to get vaccinated. He pointed out that the quantity was low as folks are not expecting a different wave of Coronavirus with some of them also apprehensive of the adverse reactions of the vaccine. He additional stated that the numbers in the state will jump as soon as the vaccination drive has been opened for the basic public as various senior citizens are enquiring about the vaccination sessions.