‘UP to have over 2 cr doses of Covid vaccine in August’

Till now, Uttar Pradesh has administered 46770451 doses of Covid vaccine, including 39175805 first doses

LUCKNOW Chief secretary RK Tiwari on Thursday said that vaccination should be given impetus and there should be more focus on districts with low vaccination coverage.

A beneficiary receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, at Railway hospital, in Prayagraj (ANI Photo)

Over two crore doses of Covid vaccine have been allocated for the state for August, including 15497770 free doses (in govt hospitals) and 4588040 doses for private sector hospitals, according to a press statement issued after a review meeting on Covid vaccination held by the chief secretary on Thursday.

“There should be monitoring in districts with poor vaccination coverage. People who have their second dose due should be called up via Covid command centre or CM helpline and asked to take the jab,” stated the chief secretary.

Till now, Uttar Pradesh has administered 46770451 doses of Covid vaccine, including 39175805 first doses. Apart from government hospitals, a large number of private hospitals too are administering vaccine doses and more are joining.

On Thursday, Healthcity hospital in Lucknow also started Covid vaccination and now 14 private hospitals are inoculating people. During the day, 17,641 beneficiaries got their vaccine dose in Lucknow, including 1,343 in private hospitals.