UP first state to vaccinate over 20 lakh people for COVID-19: Government
Vaccination of people aged above 60 and those between 45 and 59 who are suffering from comorbidities is continuing across the state in private and district hospitals, and medical colleges
Published: 07th March 2021 12:38 AM | Last Updated: 07th March 2021 12:38 AM | A+A A-
His comments drew the attention of other social media users who described similar experiences at vaccination centres (File| PTI)
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday said the state has become the first in the country to have administered more than 20 lakh COVID-19 vaccines.
So far, 20,14,589 vaccines have been administered, the government said in a release.
Vaccination of people aged above 60 and those between 45 and 59 who are suffering from comorbidities is continuing across the state in private and district hospitals, and medical colleges, it said.
Having administered 14,85,447 first and 5,29,142 second doses of the vaccine, Uttar Pradesh has become the first state to cross the 20-lakh mark, it said.
On Saturday, 346 vaccination sessions were conducted in the state in which both vaccines -- Covishield and Covaxin -- were administered, the release said.
According to the information received, 22,984 beneficiaries had been vaccinated till 8 pm, it said.
The nationwide vaccination drive against COVID-19 was rolled out on January 16 with healthcare workers receiving the vaccine shots.
Frontline workers started getting vaccinated from February 2.
Administration of the second dose of the vaccine began on February 13.
The second phase of the drive to vaccinate people aged above 60 and those between 45 and 59 who are suffering from comorbities commenced on March 1.
