In another victory against the COVID-19 pandemic, Uttar Pradesh crossed the 25 crore vaccination milestone on Monday.
Committed to providing protection cover to children in the age group of 15-18, the state has so far administered vaccine doses to over 57 per cent teenagers. Since the beginning of the inoculation drive for this age bracket, more than 81 lakh teens have received their first dose of Covid vaccine within a span of three weeks.
Strengthening its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Uttar Pradesh has also administered over 8.45 lakh ‘precautionary doses’ to healthcare and frontline workers and those above 60 years of age.
In view of the participation of people in the upcoming assembly elections, the vaccination drive has been intensified in the last 15 days in the state. A total of five crore Covid vaccine doses have been administered in the last 20 days.
