Now, Priority Jabs For 19 Lakh Up For Their 2nd Shot In State

The state government has told all-district and municipal officials to give priority shots to the more than 19 lakh people who are now up for a second dose of the Covid-19 vaccines.

- Umesh Isalkar

Pune:

As of July 8, 19.19 lakh people from all groups — healthcare staff, frontline workers and 18-plus age group — are due for a second dose of either Covishield or Covaxin across all 36 districts. Pune, Mumbai, Nagpur and Kolhapur have the highest number of beneficiaries.

The move to give these people priority jabs comes in the wake of a central directive that asked states to have a “regular review of beneficiaries due for the second dose and focus on timely completion of their vaccination schedule”.