Covid-19 vaccination in Chandigarh lowest since March

Naina Mishra

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 7

Covid-19 vaccination this week has been the lowest since March in Chandigarh, with just 14,105 doses being administered to beneficiaries between October 30 and November 5.

Between October 23 and October 29, 23,946 doses were administered to beneficiaries. The city has registered a 69.7 per cent decline the in vaccination from the previous week.

At 12,911 doses, the Covid vaccination rate was the lowest between March 27 and April 2. The rate increased since then and had peaked at 72,741 doses during the August 14-20 period.

The second phase of vaccination has been slow in Chandigarh as only 66 per cent of the target population has availed of the second dose. Recently, the UT Administration had appealed to the public, whose second dose was overdue, to come forward for vaccination.

During a recent review, it was observed that the second dose was overdue in 75,526 cases in Chandigarh.

In these cases, the first dose of Covishield had been administered more than 16 weeks ago but the second dose was still pending.

Yashpal Garg, UT Health Secretary, said: “All citizens are requested to take both doses of the vaccine and also ensure that their friends or known persons are also fully vaccinated.”

“Considering that the festival season is going on and there are possibilities of the spread of the virus, we should get the vaccination at the earliest. However, people should ensure that they receive the second dose of the same vaccine which they had got earlier,” he said.