50K fail to turn up in Ambala for second shot of Covid vaccine

Nitish Sharma

Tribune News Service

Ambala, December 4

Over 50,000 beneficiaries, who have taken the first shot of Covid vaccine, failed to turn up for the second jab even after the expiry of the prescribed gap between the two doses. As per information, there are 50,672 beneficiaries who have not turned up for their second dose.

As per the Health Department, the district has 8,50,360 eligible beneficiaries. So far, 15,98,539 doses of vaccines have been administered in the district, of which 8,92,072 are first doses and account for 104 per cent coverage, while 7,06,467 are second dose and account for 83 per cent coverage, till 5 pm.

Encouraging locals

As many as 50,672 beneficiaries didn’t turn up for the second dose. Efforts are being made to persuade people to get the second shot as soon as possible. —Dr Sunidhi, Vax nodal officer

A health official said on an average, 6,000-7,000 people were turning up for vaccination in a day, while earlier, the coverage used to touch 20,000 to 25,000. The enthusiasm had dropped due to fall in fresh cases, he added.

Dr Sunidhi, district vaccination nodal officer, said: "As per the Co-win portal, 8,92,072 have been administered the first dose, while 7,06,467 have been fully vaccinated. As many as 162 teams were out in the field today to administer vaccine. We have also received good response during the 'Har Ghar Dastak' drive."