GUWAHATI: All aspiring board examinees who have got priority in immunization in the age group of 15 to 18 have been vaccinated in Guwahati as the deadline for immunization of children ended on Sunday. However, tracing school dropouts has emerged as a major issue, forcing the state health department to finally extend the deadline. Magh Bihu in the middle of January.
An assessment by TOI showed that 60 to 90% of school children in the specified age group could have been vaccinated in different districts in the past one week, according to the Health Minister. Keshab Mahanta It was said earlier that a time-limit has been fixed for the vaccination of adolescents.
“The target was to vaccinate 20.37 lakh children in the age group of 15 to 18 years in Assam and about 9 lakh of them have been vaccinated so far,” said Munindra Nath, state nodal officer for COVID-19 vaccination. pt., told TOI on Monday afternoon.
He said vaccination teams have not yet arrived in some schools, especially in larger districts. Ngeti said more than 32,000 children were vaccinated on Monday and efforts are on to meet the target of Magh Bihu to vaccinate all eligible children in the age group of 15-18 years.
An assessment by TOI showed that 60 to 90% of school children in the specified age group could have been vaccinated in different districts in the past one week, according to the Health Minister. Keshab Mahanta It was said earlier that a time-limit has been fixed for the vaccination of adolescents.
“The target was to vaccinate 20.37 lakh children in the age group of 15 to 18 years in Assam and about 9 lakh of them have been vaccinated so far,” said Munindra Nath, state nodal officer for COVID-19 vaccination. pt., told TOI on Monday afternoon.
He said vaccination teams have not yet arrived in some schools, especially in larger districts. Ngeti said more than 32,000 children were vaccinated on Monday and efforts are on to meet the target of Magh Bihu to vaccinate all eligible children in the age group of 15-18 years.
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