As part of the ongoing immunization campaign in Chhattisgarh, the use of drop-in vaccines is being ensured by the state.
Officials of the health department said that the state had received 07 lakh 97 thousand 110 doses for the age group of 18 to 44 years, out of which 06 lakh 66 thousand 101 people have been vaccinated, while vaccination of 01 lakh 25 thousand 970 doses has been issued. is. Thus, the number of vaccine doses for this age group was only 5039, which is only 0.6 percent of the vaccines received.
Similarly, the state has received 68 lakh 40 thousand 210 doses in the age group of more than 45 years. Out of this, 61 lakh 67 thousand 632 doses have been used. At present, vaccination is being done from the remaining 06 lakh 16 thousand 970 doses.
The number of waste doses in this age group is only 56 thousand 608, which is only 0.8 percent of the received doses. The percentage of wastage in both age groups in Chhattisgarh is very low as compared to the national average of 2% of the doses of dosages at the national level.
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