The figure of 1.6 million was reached by examining how many people had received the first shots as of May 2, that is, 16 weeks ago, and compared with the total number of people who have so far obtained the second. All data comes from press releases issued by the ministry of health.
The government approved on May 13 a 12 to 16 week gap for Covishield, which accounts for more than 85% of all vaccines; for Covaxin, they are 4 to 6 weeks much shorter. The number of people whose second shots are delayed beyond the recommended range may be higher, as the estimate of 1.6 million is based on 16 weeks for Covishield and not six weeks for Covaxin. Therefore, the figure of those who have the two doses so far includes many of those who received their first shot after May 2nd.
The number of people eligible for their second shot (after 12 weeks) and who have not yet been fully vaccinated is 3.9 million (again, this number may be higher as the Covaxin minimum gap is four weeks compared to 12 in Covishield).
According to government data, 12.8 million people in the priority groups of health and front-line workers, aged 45 to 59 and over the age of 60, had received their first dose on 2 May.
Of these, 11.2 million have obtained their second dose.
More than one million people with more than 60 people, approximately 45 lakh in the 45-59 age group, 12 lakh health workers and 1.8 lakh frontline workers among those who had received the first except on May 2 they had not received their second dose as of Monday morning.
Covid numbers are going down. But a delay in vaccination does not help anyone’s cause. These are vulnerable groups and the government must be proactive by vaccinating them as soon as possible and making sure they retain their protective power.
One of the most important reasons for using the CoWin platform for vaccination against Covid was to ensure that the most vulnerable groups, due to their risk of exposure, such as health and front-line workers, and groups with increased risk of mortality, such as those over 45 and could be given priority to the elderly. Still, the trend seems contrary to what was intended.
For those in the 18-44 age group, vaccination was only opened on May 1st. On May 2, just over 86,000 in this age group received their first dose.
Since then, vaccination between them has unfolded with more than 1.94 million euros after obtaining the second dose on Monday, driven to some extent by their employers who organize camps and other initiatives to vaccinate them .
Overall, in the population over the age of 18, 48% have received at least one shot, but only 14% have both. Vaccination for the 18- to 45-year-old group opened on May 1, about 16 weeks ago.
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