At least 60 lakh people have not been vaccinated in Tamil Nadu COVID-19 Minister of State Ma Subramaniam said on Thursday that the health department has started measures to identify people to vaccinate them.
Medical and Family Welfare Minister said during the seventh edition Mass vaccination campaign on 30 OctoberThe department will target 60 lakhs.
“Till now, 70 per cent of the people (in Tamil Nadu) have received the first dose of the vaccine. So far 5.71 crore vaccinations have been done in the state. About 1.3 million people are waiting to receive the second dose (Bharat Bitotek). covaxin. We have requested the Center to expedite the release of 10 lakh doses of Covaxin. Subramaniam was talking to reporters at the airport here after arriving here from New Delhi.
Subramaniam, along with health officials including Principal Secretary, Health Department J Radhakrishnan, met Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in the national capital and presented a list of 15 demands of the state.
“My meeting with the Union Health Minister in New Delhi has been very satisfying. Based on the advice of the Chief Minister (MK Stalin), we presented 15 demands related to the state to the minister. On the vaccination front, he said that 60 lakh people have not been vaccinated and the health department is in the process of identifying those who are eligible to receive the dose.
“We have vaccinated 1.33 crore people in the six mass immunization programs conducted so far,” he said.
On the new type of virus Delta AY.4.2 on type Covid-19, he said the virus impacted one per cent of the population in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu reported no cases.
“However, it is necessary to get vaccinated to protect ourselves. The department will run an awareness campaign among those who were not given the message that vaccination is the only way to protect us from the virus,” he said.
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