Coverage of the coronaviruses precaution dose went up from 8 per cent to 27 per cent among 18 years and above during the 75 day-long COVID vaccine, said Amrit Mahotsava central government on Friday.
More than 76.18 lakh first dose, 2.35 crore second dose and 15.92 crore precaution dose have been administered in this period of 75 days. More than 24.73 lakh doses per day have been administered, including 20.68 lakh doses per day, according to the union health ministry.
At the beginning of the COVID vaccine, Amrit Mahotsava, only 8 per cent of the eligible population aged 18 years and above had received the Precaution Dose. The intervention of 75 days long free vaccine campaign has resulted in 27 per cent of the eligible population receiving their precaution dose, it said.
The ambitious 75 days long COVID vaccine program of Amrit Mahotsava started on July 15th, 2022 in a mission mode in which special COVID vaccination drives were organized by all States and UTs to increase the adoption of the Precaution Dose of COVID Vaccine among the eligible adult population. The government covered people aged 18 years and above who had completed 6 months or 26 weeks after the second dose.
Over the course of 75 days, 11,104 camps were organized at bus stations, 5,664 camps at railway stations, 511 camps at various schools, 4,451 camps at religious yatras, and over 11,30, 044 camps were organized in various private and government workplaces, and over 11,30, 044 camps were organized in all states and UTs.
Under the COVID Vaccination Amrit Mahotsava, all States and UTs were urged to run the campaign as a Jan Abhiyan with mass mobilisation through a camp approach. Multiple special vaccination camps in the routes of Char Dham Yatra Uttarakhand Amarnath Yatra Jammu Kashmir Kanwar Yatra all States UTs of North-India as well as major Melas and congregations were organized.
Special Vaccination Camps were organized at office complexes, industrial establishments, railway stations, inter-state bus stations, in schools and colleges. A total of 13,01, 778 such camps were organized for free COVID vaccination.
The administration of precaution dose is crucial in order to give full extended protection to beneficiaries against Covid-19. It helps reduces mortality, as well as reduces the severity of COVID 19 disease, said the government.
India's Covid 19 vaccination coverage crossed 218.66 crore on Friday. More than 3,947 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours. India's Active Caseload is 39,583. As per the union health ministry data, active cases now constitute 0.09 per cent of the country's total positive cases. The Daily Positivity Rate in the country is currently 1.44 per cent and the Weekly Positivity Rate is 1.23 per cent, according to the data.