Only 20% people have taken Covid booster dose

August 30, 2022 23:27

Only a fifth of the eligible people in India have taken the precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine so far, with the lowest coverage in Meghalaya followed by states like Jharkhand, Nagaland, Punjab and Haryana, officials said on Tuesday.

Around 12 per cent of the eligible 77 crore population in the age group of 18-59 years have taken the precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine so far, they said.

Besides, 35 per cent of the 16.80 crore population aged 60 years and above, healthcare and frontline workers have been administered the precaution dose.

A total of 15.66 crore precaution doses have been given till now with 10.39 crore doses being administered since July 15 after the 'COVID Vaccination Amrit Mahotsava' was launched, official sources said.

The precaution dose coverage among the 64,89,99,721 eligible population between 18-59 years was 8 per cent till July 14.

Only eight per cent of eligible people aged above 18 years have taken the precaution dose in Meghalaya so far -- the lowest in the country followed by Jharkhand and Nagaland at nine per cent each and Punjab and Haryana at 10 per cent each. -- PTI

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