PUNE: Areas in the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal limits propelled Monday’s vaccination to 98% in the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR), with 4,498 of the listed 4,600 beneficiaries taking the shots at 45 designated sites.
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Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) areas accounted for the most vaccinations at 116% and 118% respectively, while the the rural parts lagged behind with 77% inoculation, data by district health authorities showed.
As per the data, the 23 vaccination sites in the PMC and PCMC areas collectively inoculated an additional 409 people.
“Some of the private health hubs like Deenanath Mangeshkar hospital, Noble and Bharati hospitals vaccinated more people than the daily target. This aided in achieving better immunisation for the day, despite lower-than-expected vaccinations in the rural parts. This underlines vaccine eagerness has replaced initial hesitancy,” said PMC health department chief Ashish Bharati.
The 15 sites in the PMC inoculated 1,745 beneficiaries as against the target of 1,500. “A sizable number of vaccinations were administered to those who simply walked in for the shots after initial verification of their registration on the CoWIN app,” Bharati said.
An additional three private hospitals are likely to be designated as vaccination centres in the PMC. “We are planning to rope in Sahyadri hospital and Poona hospital from Wednesday. Beneficiaries will be called for the second dose from February 16,” Bharati said.
The vaccination of frontline workers is likely to begin this week. “We are sorting out technical issues regarding linking the online data of registered frontline workers with the vaccination centres,” he said.
In the PCMC, eight sites had a target of vaccinating 900 beneficiaries on Monday. “But our centres inoculated as many as 1,063 people,” a PCMC health official said.
The Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial (YCM) hospital and Thergaon hospital vaccinated 281 and 233 beneficiaries respectively, the highest to date.
The 22 sites in the rural parts of Pune vaccinated 1,690 of the expected 2,200 beneficiaries. A women’s hospital in Baramati, Navale medical college and hospital, MIMER medical college and hospital and Symbiosis medical college and hospital recorded more than 100% vaccinations.
Aundh hospital inoculates all listed recipients
The lone Covaxin site at the District Hospital (DH) in Aundh vaccinated 59 healthcare workers on Monday. According to hospital officials, all recipients allotted to the site have received the first shot. “Now, we will be vaccinating beneficiaries from other hospitals as part of the drive,” a hospital official said.