25-30 lakh Covid-19 jabs per day must for last mile coverage: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath

LUCKNOW: In a bid to accelerate Covid-19 vaccination in the state, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday directed officials concerned to undertake 25-30 lakh vaccinations per day.
The purpose of the exercise is to ensure that the maximum number of eligible persons in the state are fully immunised against the pandemic virus. The CM’s direction is crucial in the backdrop of rising cases of Covid-19 in several countries of the world and in some Indian states.
At a high-level meeting, the CM told officials to find out reasons which are keeping people away from vaccination centres and initiate corrective measures. “A target should be set to vaccinate around 25 to 30 lakh people daily to achieve the last mile coverage of the eligible population,” the CM said in the meeting.
He also told additional chief secretary, health and family welfare, Amit Mohan Prasad, to undertake district wise assessment of the vaccine coverage to identify low vaccination pockets with a solution-oriented frame of mind.
As per data from the Co-Win Portal, 9.90 crore of the estimated 15.04 crore eligible persons have taken at least one dose in Uttar Pradesh while 3.38 crore persons are fully immunised. The total number of doses extended in the state is 13.29 crore which is highest by any state in the country.
Earlier, the CM had issued a deadline to vaccinate 100% eligible population by December 15. He had asked the health officials to come up with a special drive to enthuse and motivate people towards vaccination against the deadly infection.
Health officials said that the cluster model – launched in July to boost primary vaccination against the pandemic virus speedily – has been tweaked to accelerate the second dose coverage as well.
“The government has adopted and launched the ‘Cluster Model 2.0’ from November 1 to improve the second dose coverage in the state. Giving priority to the full vaccination, the work of applying the second dose using the cluster model 2.0 is being done in those villages/localities where the first dose was successfully administered through the cluster model,” an official statement issued by the government said.
Meanwhile, they continued to emphasise on the importance of preventive measures and Covid-19 appropriate behaviour even as just seven fresh cases were reported in the past 24 hours.