New Record: UP hits milestone of administering 13 crore Covid vaccine first doses
Lucknow, Jan 5, 2021
Just a week after crossing the twenty crore-dose milestone, Uttar Pradesh achieved
another major milestone on Wednesday as the first dose Covid-19 vaccine coverage in
the state crossed the 13-crore mark.
In addition, as Uttar Pradesh continues to conduct one of the most successful
vaccination campaigns in the country, the state also crossed the landmark of more than
7.50 crore people — 7,56,82,003 — receiving both the doses of Covid-19 vaccine so
far.
Standing on the top, Uttar Pradesh has administered 20,58,67,820 total doses. The
State is followed by Maharashtra with 13,60,58,729 doses. In terms of percentage, over
50.70 per cent of the population is fully vaccinated. While more than 88 percent have
received at least a single dose of the vaccine.
In the light of the emergence of the new variant ‘omicron’, the government has
expedited its vaccination coverage in the state. The state has so far given out over
13,01,85,817 first doses of the vaccine.
The vaccination for children aged 15-18 also kicked off in the state with a major turnout
on January 3. Over 460,237 children were administered vaccine doses till Tuesday.
Keeping in mind the new variant of Covid-19, the state government is committed to
providing vaccine shots to the people of the state at the earliest. In wake of the
emerging situation, work is being undertaken under a special strategy to expedite the
vaccination campaign in rural areas- the cluster approach and the ‘har ghar dastak’
strategy.
Now, in the ongoing door-to-door awareness campaign in the villages, healthcare teams
including ASHA and Anganwadi workers are busting myths and motivating people to
take the jab as soon as possible.
Uttar Pradesh has played an important role in the pan-Indian vaccination campaign with
its wide coverage of the population under the vaccine umbrella. From the very
beginning, CM Yogi Adityanath laid special emphasis on the vaccination campaign,
underlining it as the 'strongest weapon' in dealing with the pandemic.
Cluster Model 2.0 giving a boost to second dose coverage
The government has adopted the ‘Cluster Model 2.0’ to improve the second dose
coverage in the state. Giving priority to the full vaccination, the work of applying the
second dose using the cluster model 2.0 is being done in those villages/localities where
the first dose was successfully administered through the cluster model.
The state-wide launch of the cluster model earlier in June for the Covid-19 vaccination
drive made the task easy, equitable, and seamless, eliminating crucial roadblocks like
transport and the digital divide.
The government has also initiated a campaign to speed up the vaccination drive in
districts where the first dose coverage still remains lower than 80 percent.
