Kerala achieves 100% 1st dose Covid vax for 18+

January 21, 2022 17:03

A day after the Kerala government imposed fresh restrictions to contain rising COVID-19 cases in the State, Health Minister Veena George on Friday said 100 per cent of the targeted population above the age of 18 years have been given the first dose of vaccine and 83 per cent of the total population given both doses.

Over five crore doses have been given to people belonging to various categories and it was significant to achieve this feat at a time when the pandemic is surging, she told reporters.

"The goal was achieved through a special vaccination drive keeping in focus the third wave of the pandemic. The vaccine doses have been allotted by the Centre after calculating the population above the age of 18 to be 2,67,09,000," George said.

She urged those yet to receive the jab to get vaccinated soon. Stating that in the wake of the spread of the infection, the cases reported in offices and institutions have been increasing and a cluster management formed to tackle this.

An infection control team (ICT) should be formed in all institutions and offices and selected team members should be trained on the guidelines to be followed there. If more than 10 people are down with COVID-19, the area becomes a larger cluster.

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