First District of Uttarakhand to Achieve 100% Vaccination

• 20 Aug 2021

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• On August 18, 2021, the Bageshwar district became the second district in the country and the first in Uttarakhand to achieve the unique distinction of 100 percent vaccination.
• The Wayanad district of Kerala holds the record for being the first district in the country to achieve 100 percent vaccination.

Key Points

• Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami himself declared the unique feat of the Bageshwar district while interacting with the media persons at the State Secretariat.
• He said that the Khirsu block of Pauri has also achieved 100 per cent vaccination target of the adult population. He informed that 1,76,776 beneficiaries have received the first dose of vaccine in the Bageshwar district while 37,789 have got the first dose in the Khirsu block of Pauri.
• Dhami informed that necessary steps are being taken at state, district and block levels to give an impetus to the vaccination campaign in the state.
• Significantly, so far 83 percent of the population above 45 years of age in the state has received the first dose while 48 percent of them have received both doses. While 61 percent of the 18 to 44 years age population has received the first dose while 4 per cent have received both doses.
• In the State, a total of 56,61,943 people have received the first dose which is 73 percent of the total adult population.