Nearly Half Of City's 90L Vax Doses Have Gone To Those Under 45 Yrs

North West District Leads The Charge; Hesitancy Maximum In East, North East

- Sidhartha Roy

New Delhi: Nearly 90 lakh Covid vaccine doses have been administered in the capital till date, and the youth brigade is leading the charge. The number of vaccines given stood at 89,37,403 at 6pm on Monday, including 68,43,078 first doses and 20,94,325 second doses. Of these, the major portion — 47.9% or 42,81,132 — has been administered to those in the 18-44 age category.

Although those aged 45 years and above account for 52.1% of the vaccines, it has to be kept in mind that the 92 lakh people in the lower age category were the last to become eligible for the jab. Also, since they started being inoculated from May 3, vaccination in this category closed more than once in May and June due to vaccine shortage. Despite these setbacks, almost half of the eligible people in this category have already received at least one dose of the Covid vaccine.