Covid vaccination at rapid pace in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj | Allahabad News – Times of India

PRAYAGRAJ: The covid-19 vaccination The number of vaccinations per day in Sangam City has risen rapidly to the mark of 14,000 to 15,000.
According to the health department, intensive campaigns have yielded meaningful results along with increase in awareness levels and recipients of all age groups living in urban, semi-urban and rural areas were moving towards this. covid vaccination Center to get Jobs.
However, when TOI asked a section of the recipients, they claimed that ‘infection fear’ and ‘lack of jabs’ have forced them to rush towards vaccination sites. He also pointed out that as per the current scenario, there was no fear psychosis among eligible recipients about the side effects of the vaccine, when some of their family members, neighbors and relatives received the dose and complained of no side effects. This resulted in an increase in the number of recipients at vaccination sites, especially in rural areas.
sharing experience, Rishabh“I was convinced by my family members to take the vaccine when everyone took it,” said a city-based entrepreneur. He further added, “Initially, I was skeptical about side effects, but when I saw that no one in my family complained of such, I decided to take the vaccine.” A similar view was expressed by another recipient, Savita. She said, “I got myself vaccinated to instil confidence among my family members. When they saw no harm in vaccination, all my family members swooned.
In the current scenario, more than 70 per cent of the recipients were in the age group of 18- 44 years and more open to vaccination, showed the data along with the Centre’s officials.
Nodal Officer (Vaccination) and Additional Chief Medical Officer Dr Tirath Lal told TOI, “Most recipients now believe that vaccination is the only key to defeat the virus and as a result, there has been an increase in the number of recipients in both. Rural and urban based vaccination centres”.
He also claimed that the department has been successful in dispelling myths about vaccination among rural people, especially middle-aged and aged people, who had earlier refused to vaccinate on contact with primary health workers or anganwadi workers. was refused.
Till July 25, 11,38,090 COVID vaccine shots were given to recipients of all age groups above 45 years and between 18-44 years in the district.
While 9,23,556 beneficiaries had received the first dose of vaccine, a total of 2,14,534 recipients also received the second dose. The authorities have now decided to accelerate the vaccination exercise of recipients of all age groups, which is now underway at 44 sites.
For example, a total of 14,957 vaccine shots were given to recipients of all age groups in the past 24 hours, including 12,062 recipients of the first dose and 2,895 of the second dose.
The data also showed that those in the age group 18-44 years who received the vaccine were five times more likely than recipients over the age of 45. More and more youth lined up at all rural and urban centers for vaccination. Officials claimed that nearly 60 per cent of the district’s population falls in the age group of 18-44 years and most of them live in rural and semi-urban areas. “The better part is that recipients in this age group are quite excited and excited to get the vaccine,” claimed an official. In addition, the health department has also included youth, who have already been vaccinated, appealing to them to promote vaccination among their friends, relatives and loved ones.

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