Prayagraj: Women recipients continue to outnumber men in receiving the Covid-19 vaccine in January month of new year in Prayagraj district. Of the 3,47,164 doses given between January 1 and 8, as many as 1,76,717 females and 31,70,286 males and 161 transgenders were administered the shots.
Figures of the health department revealed that out of the 57,95,642 doses given so far in the district, 29,67,959 males, 28,25,166 females and 2,517 transgenders were covered under the vaccination drive.
Statistics revealed by the health department on Sunday claimed that women recipients continued to maintain their lead in vaccination in the first week of January month of this new year, after eligible recipients of all age groups including teens lined up to get jabs at vaccination centres in rural and urban areas against Covid-19.
Health department officials said that after registering leads in September, October, November and December months of last year, the women recipients continued to take lead in January this year too. Records claim that in December last year out of 9,00,679 doses, 4,73,079 females, 4,27,206 females and 394 transgenders were taken shots.
Similarly, in November, out of 9,52,528 jabs administered to eligible recipients, as many as 5,00,968 females received the jabs, while the number of male recipients was 4,51,214. Moreover, 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 males. In addition, 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 (GAVE) Dr Tirath Lal told TOI that women recipients continue to outnumber men in first week of this new year week and are reaching at vaccination centres to receive the jabs. He added that this was all because of a series of awareness campaign and an active participation by women that helped health department to script success stories.
He also added that more women beneficiaries were inoculated for five consecutive month of this year. The DIO said that vaccination teams have also taken up administering the second jab to the eligible recipients of all age groups on the scheduled time and for that, health workers are working on a strategy to cover the maximum number of eligible 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 revealed that out of the 57,95,642 doses given so far in the district, 29,67,959 males, 28,25,166 females and 2,517 transgenders were covered under the vaccination drive.
Statistics revealed by the health department on Sunday claimed that women recipients continued to maintain their lead in vaccination in the first week of January month of this new year, after eligible recipients of all age groups including teens lined up to get jabs at vaccination centres in rural and urban areas against Covid-19.
Health department officials said that after registering leads in September, October, November and December months of last year, the women recipients continued to take lead in January this year too. Records claim that in December last year out of 9,00,679 doses, 4,73,079 females, 4,27,206 females and 394 transgenders were taken shots.
Similarly, in November, out of 9,52,528 jabs administered to eligible recipients, as many as 5,00,968 females received the jabs, while the number of male recipients was 4,51,214. Moreover, 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 males. In addition, 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 (GAVE) Dr Tirath Lal told TOI that women recipients continue to outnumber men in first week of this new year week and are reaching at vaccination centres to receive the jabs. He added that this was all because of a series of awareness campaign and an active participation by women that helped health department to script success stories.
He also added that more women beneficiaries were inoculated for five consecutive month of this year. The DIO said that vaccination teams have also taken up administering the second jab to the eligible recipients of all age groups on the scheduled time and for that, health workers are working on a strategy to cover the maximum number of eligible 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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