PANAJI: After taking his first shot of the Covid-19 vaccine at Goa Medical College and hospital, Bambolim, on Wednesday, Union minister for Ayush Shripad Naik appealed to eligible citizens to get the jab too. He also urged people to take precaution and remain safe in light of the steep rise in infections in Goa over the past three days.
As of Wednesday, 1,45,784 doses were administered across the state, with a daily average of 3,000-3,500 doses. The immunisation drive, however, is yet to pick up pace even as the state
health department aims at administering 5,000 doses a day to meet its target of vaccinating three lakh people who are over 45 years old, by the end of May.
It was only after the vaccination programme was thrown open for people above 45 years of age that the pace of vaccination has increased from a daily average of fewer than 3,000 doses.