89% healthcare workers, 82% frontline workers received 1st vaccination jab: Centre
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Single-dose vaccination coverage among the healthcare workers is 89 per cent at the national level, while overall single-dose vaccination coverage among the frontline workers stands at 82 per cent in the country, informed NITI Aayog Member of Health, Dr. VK Paul on May 15 during a press conference in Delhi. “Single-dose vaccination coverage among healthcare workers is 89 per cent at the national level. It's 95 per cent in Rajasthan, 96 per cent in Madhya Pradesh and 99 per cent in Chhattisgarh. In Delhi, it stands at 78 per cent, which is 11 per cent below the national average. It should be taken to above 95 per cent,” Dr Paul said. “Overall single-dose vaccination coverage among frontline workers stands at 82% in the country. It is 93 per cent in Gujarat, 91 per cent in Rajasthan, and 90 per cent in Madhya Pradesh -- well above the national average. In Delhi, it stands at 80 per cent,” he added.
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