Covid-19

8 months on, 12% of frontline workers yet to get first dose of COVID vaccine

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Over 35% yet to take second jab

Srinagar: Even after eight months since the vaccination drive against COVID was started in JK, 12 percent of frontline workers in JK are yet to get their first dose of vaccine.

Official sources said that around 12 percent of frontline workers are yet to take the first dose of COVID while around 36 percent are yet to get the second jab.

In Srinagar of 61,003 health care workers, 43,076 have received their first jab while 28,200 have received both jabs.

“The percentage of front line care workers who have received the first jab is 71 percent while 46 percent have received the second jab,” suggests the data.

“In Kulgam of 7,327 front line workers, 100 percent have received the first jab and 78 percent have received the second jab. In Shopian, of 6311 frontline workers, 77 percent received the first jab and 53 percent received the second jab. In Bandipora, of 11,076 frontline workers, 84 percent and 58 percent have received first and second jabs respectively.”

An official said that in Anantnag, of 21,634 frontline workers, 68 percent have received the first dose and 46 percent have received the second dose. In Baramulla of 31,685 frontline workers, 67 percent have received the first jab and 49 percent have received the second jab.

“In Kupwara out of 18,748 front line workers, 78 percent have received the first jab and 53 percent have received the second jab. In Pulwama, of 17,832 workers 100 percent have received the first jab while 69 percent have received the second jab. In Ganderbal of 6,519 frontline care workers 100 percent have received the first jab and 76 percent have received the second jab and in Budgam of 23,745 workers 84 percent of workers have received the first jab while 67 percent have received the second jab,” the data reveals.

Similarly, in Jammu, Kishtiwar, Doda, Udhampur, Kuthua, Ramban, Samba, Rajouri, Poonch, and Reasi 94 percent, 100 percent, 88 percent, 100 percent, 100 percent, 100 percent, 95 percent, 98 percent, 87 percent, and 100 percent front line workers have received the first jab while as 77 percent, 66 percent, 62 percent, 88 percent, 99 percent, 100 percent, 67 percent, 72 percent 59 percent and 81 percent have received the second dose respectively.

“In aggregate form, of 3,69, 542 healthcare workers, 3,15,606 (88 percent) have received the first jab and 2,29,006 (64 percent) have received the second jab respectively,” the data reads.

 

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