Mandaviya to review Covid vaccination progress in Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Puducherry on Monday

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will hold a meeting on Monday to review progress and planning of COVID-19 vaccination in Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Puducherry where first dose coverage is less than 70 per cent, official sources said.

first dose coverage in Meghalaya was 56.7 per cent, Manipur 54.2 per cent, Nagaland 49 per cent and Puducherry 65.7 per cent, y said quoting government data updated on Sunday.

government has launched a month-long 'Har Ghar Dastak' campaign for house-to-house COVID-19 vaccination of those who are yet to take first dose and those whose second dose is overdue.

According to officials, over 12 crore beneficiaries are overdue for ir second dose of COVID-19 vaccine after expiry of prescribed interval between two jabs.

"Mandaviya will hold a meeting to review progress and planning of COVID-19 vaccination in Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Puducherry on Monday where first dose coverage is less than 70 per cent. aim is to encourage vaccination re," an official source said.

According to officials, around 82 per cent of eligible population in India have received first dose of anti-Covid vaccine while around 43 per cent have been fully inoculated.

total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses ministered in country has crossed 116.50 crore. This has been achieved through 1,20,41,157 sessions.