PRAYAGRAJ: Even as active participation of rural based women has helped the authorities of district health department to script success stories as far as vaccination was concerned, women recipients are still lagging far behind from their male counterparts.
Figures of the health department on Tuesday revealed that out of the 49,22,977 doses given so far in the district,25,51,284 males, 23,69,568 females and 2,125 transgenders were covered under the vaccination drive.
Officials, however, admitted that women continue to take lead in vaccination for the past three and half months as they are lined up to get jabbed in both rural and urban areas but there is a 1.81 lakh difference between the male and female recipients.
Officials admitted that women recipients continued to outnumber men in receiving the Covid-19 vaccine in the Sangam city since September.
Out of the 3,75,178 doses given between December 1-14, as many as 1,94,198 females and 1,80,817 males and 163 transgenders were administered the shots.
Records claim that out of 9,52,528 jabs administered to eligible recipients in November, as many as 5,00,968 females received the jabs, while the strength of male recipients who took the vaccine was 4,51,214. Similarly, out of the total 8,41,889 doses given in October, as many as 4,40,094 doses were given to women, while 4,01,428 doses were received by men. Moreover, in September, out of a total of 9,39,300 given doses given to eligible recipients, as many as 4,78,740 females and 4,60,002 males got vaccinated.
Additional chief medical officer and district immunization officer (DIO ) told TOI that women recipients are currently taking an active part in the vaccination drive and more eligible women recipients are turning at vaccination centres to get jabs.
ACMO,however, claimed that we are making sincere efforts to cover all the eligible recipients under the vax drive and teams are working overtime for the noble cause. Focus has also been laid to administer vaccine to the eligible recipients of all age groups on the scheduled time and for that, health teams were working on a micro plan to cover the recipients under the fully vaccinated category. The district health authorities have set a target to administer doses to as many as 45,16,437 recipients of all age groups.
Figures of the health department on Tuesday revealed that out of the 49,22,977 doses given so far in the district,25,51,284 males, 23,69,568 females and 2,125 transgenders were covered under the vaccination drive.
Officials, however, admitted that women continue to take lead in vaccination for the past three and half months as they are lined up to get jabbed in both rural and urban areas but there is a 1.81 lakh difference between the male and female recipients.
Officials admitted that women recipients continued to outnumber men in receiving the Covid-19 vaccine in the Sangam city since September.
Out of the 3,75,178 doses given between December 1-14, as many as 1,94,198 females and 1,80,817 males and 163 transgenders were administered the shots.
Records claim that out of 9,52,528 jabs administered to eligible recipients in November, as many as 5,00,968 females received the jabs, while the strength of male recipients who took the vaccine was 4,51,214. Similarly, out of the total 8,41,889 doses given in October, as many as 4,40,094 doses were given to women, while 4,01,428 doses were received by men. Moreover, in September, out of a total of 9,39,300 given doses given to eligible recipients, as many as 4,78,740 females and 4,60,002 males got vaccinated.
Additional chief medical officer and district immunization officer (DIO ) told TOI that women recipients are currently taking an active part in the vaccination drive and more eligible women recipients are turning at vaccination centres to get jabs.
ACMO,however, claimed that we are making sincere efforts to cover all the eligible recipients under the vax drive and teams are working overtime for the noble cause. Focus has also been laid to administer vaccine to the eligible recipients of all age groups on the scheduled time and for that, health teams were working on a micro plan to cover the recipients under the fully vaccinated category. The district health authorities have set a target to administer doses to as many as 45,16,437 recipients of all age groups.
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