Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar informed that the State has so far vaccinated 2 Crore people in a short period due to the efforts made by the State Health Department, GHMC, and district officials. He complimented the concerned department officials at a programme held at BRKR Bhavan today on achieving the target of 2 Crore vaccinations in the State.
Chief Secretary said that the officials are tirelessly working on vaccination to eligible persons. The vaccination process started in January 2021. Administration of one crore doses was completed on June 25 in 165 days. To reach a total of 2 crore doses it took 78 days i.e. on September 15.
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Chief Secretary stated that the government is planning to achieve administration of another one crore doses in the State by end of this month. 52% of persons have been covered by at least one dose. In GHMC, almost all people are vaccinated by one dose. He also informed that the vaccine was administered to 38 lakh persons from high exposure groups across the state.
SAM Rizvi, Secretary Health, Lokesh Kumar, GHMC Commissioner, Ronald Rose, Special Secretary to Finance, Sarfaraz Ahmed, DPE, Dr. G.Srinivas Rao, DPH, Dr. Gangadhar, OSD to Chief Minister were present in the meeting.
SOURCE:IANS
