Hyderabad: Telangana is one of the top five states in the country that vaccinated most of its population with at least one dose COVID-19 vaccines. Last week, on April 23, 2 doses were given in the state, followed by another 1.9 lakh on Saturday.
To date, more than four million doses have been given. In Hyderabad alone, more than 5.7 lakh doses have been taken. Analysis of state government data shows that 10% of Telangana’s population received their first dose, of which 3.5 million doses were the Covishield vaccine, while more than 5.8 million doses were the Covaxin vaccine.
The state currently has a daily vaccination rate of 6,000 per million, according to a Times of India report. Statistics show that so far 500,000 doses of more than 4 million doses are the second dose of the vaccine.
“We need to understand that people who are vaccinated can also become infected, but that they are less likely to get infected and hospitalized, which is important in fighting this epidemic. If we take fast doses initially, there will be no hurry, ‘said dr. Kiran Madala, an ICMR-certified researcher, told Times of India.
As India is witnessing a sudden increase in COVID-19 In these cases, it has been decided to allow everyone over the age of 18 to be vaccinated from 1 May. To prevent crowds, vaccine registration on CoWIN is a must for those between 18 and 45 years. Walk-in was not allowed.
Earlier last week, K Chandrasekhar Rao, Prime Minister of Telangana, decided to vaccinate the residents of the state against COVID-19 free, regardless of their age. Telangana on Sunday reported 6551 new cases and 43 deaths during the past 24 hours.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) had the largest number of cases with 1,418, followed by Medchal Malkajgiri with 554 and Ranga Reddy registered 482 new cases.
Source: The Siasat Daily