Ludhiana continues to lead with 14 41L vaccinations as Punjab inches close to 10 million mark

If hesitancy and unfounded misconceptions were coming in way earlier the acute shortage of vaccines has stalled the ongoing Covid vaccination drive in the district for the past four days.Confirming that the inoculation drive has been suspended in the district since July 25 District Immunisation Officer Dr Puneet Juneja told The Tribune that no vaccine has been available in the district for the past four days and the vaccination programme will be restored once the vaccines arrive.

Till July 24 when the last vaccination was done Ludhiana district jabbed 14 41 147 beneficiaries above 18 years of age. With 20 149 persons inoculated on July 24 the total vaccinated population included 39180 at the industrial houses 2 06 808 at private hospitals and 11 95 159 at the government institution With the state inching closer to 10 million inoculation mark which is almost one third of the total population Ludhiana continues to lead Punjab by vaccinating its over 41 per cent people so far.The vaccination inventory compiled by the Health and Family Welfare Department which is available with The Tribune, revealed that 79 11 161 persons were given Covishield shots while 11 25 163 beneficiaries were Covaxin jabs in the state till July 20.When it comes to Ludhiana 32 776 healthcare workers have been given first jab 22 236 second 1 08 438 frontline workers first 28 248 second 3 5 319 beneficiaries between 18 and 44 years first dose of Covishield 40 349 second 94 816 first shot of Covaxin 14 513 second 3 58 082 population between 45 and 60 years given first jab 1 15 981 second 2 05 526 persons above 60 years of age given first dose and 69,863 second dose till July 24.


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