The discouraging tendency among the elderly population in the State has made Odisha cut a poor figure on the national map
Hotspot districts like Sundargarh and Cuttack are still trailing by yards in the vaccination rate, which doesn't augur well in the fight against Covid-19 virus
Except for Khordha, the fully vaccination rate is not enthusing. While Nuapada fares the poorest in Odisha, It is far from satisfactory in Sundargarh and Cuttack - the second wave epicentres
As India needs a whopping 70 crore doses to vaccinate the population of 2 years and above by December end, the country's COVID-19 workgroup has gone on record to state that immunising 18 years and above is the topmost vaccine imperative for the country, as they are prone to develop serious complications
Given the dabbling of immunisation with politics in the State, at this explosive juncture, a cursory glance at the data of Harvard University where the progress of vaccination as per parliament constituencies analysed makes an interesting read
Bhubaneswar: After an over the top performance in Covid-19 vaccination on Day 2 in Odisha, the Day-3 has seemingly hit the inertia wall today. The achievement rate of vaccination in the State has been recorded at around 88 per cent vis-à-vis 102 per cent on Day 2. Moreover, in comparison to around 17 districts achieving […]
Bhubaneswar: Even as Odisha has given the anti-Covid-19 shot to over 13 lakh in the age-group of 60-plus years, the State has till date vaccinated around 20 per cent of its 60+ population. Rajasthan leads the country with a vaccination rate of 42 per cent. Such a status report has been to the fore by […]