Udhagamandalam: Nilgiris is all set to complete the vaccination of its tribal population soon.
According to the district administration, they have already vaccinated all eligible residents of 300 out of 427 tribal settlements on the hills. The campaign to vaccinate the remaining tribal population is going on till the end of this month.
District Collector J Innocent Divya confirmed that they aim to vaccinate the tribal population before the end of the month. “Initially, they were unwilling to vaccinate. Then we created awareness among them through various programmes. They are now getting jabs at their doorsteps. “
It may be mentioned that out of 27,032 tribals in the district, 21,435 are eligible for vaccination. Some NGOs working with the tribals are assisting the district administration in the vaccination campaign.
The collection said that around 17,500 tribals had taken the shot so far. “They make up 82% of the tribal population eligible for vaccination.”
The tribal communities in the Nilgiris include Toda, Kota, Paniya, Kurumba, Irula and Kattanayakan.
Chemmanatham tribal settlement in Masinagudi Panchayat was the first tribal village in the state to receive full vaccination. When the Health Minister launched the vaccination camp there, all 152 eligible people were vaccinated on a single day on 6 June.
Overall, the Nilgiris have vaccinated 2.7 lakh out of the 5.8 lakh eligible population. Hill Retreat has a population of 7.2 lakhs.
“We have vaccinated 46% of the eligible population so far. More people will be vaccinated in the coming days. If possible, we will complete the campaign at the earliest to take the state to the top. On an average 3,000 people are vaccinated in a day in the district.
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