Phase-3 of vaccination underway: Jabs for a handful

Maharashtra: The state on Saturday started the third section of the nationwide vaccination marketing campaign for the 18 to 44 age group by vaccinating 11,492 folks with 3 lakh doses it had procured from Serum Institute of India (SII) late Friday. On Saturday night, a number of centres opened recent slots on the CoWin app for Sunday, which have been booked inside an hour. Until 6 pm Saturday, Pune had vaccinated 1,316 folks, adopted by Mumbai (1,004), Parbhani (846) and Palghar (700). There is, nonetheless, some discrepancy in Mumbai’s figures. While in accordance with Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, 992 folks have been administered jabs at its centres, the state authorities mentioned 1,004 have been vaccinated within the metropolis.
Gujarat: Vaccination for the 18-44 age group began in Gujarat throughout 10 districts which have seen the utmost surge. According to a press release from the Gujarat authorities, of the focused 60,000 doses for this class, 55,235 have been vaccinated, assembly 92 per cent of their goal for the day. The districts picked for vaccinating right now have been Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Kutch, Mehsana, Bharuch and Gandhinagar.
Uttar Pradesh: Third-phase vaccination started in seven worst-hit districts of UP. Many individuals who had pre-registered on the CoWin portal complained that their slots weren’t out there. Though the state had set a goal of giving 20,000 doses to the below-45 years agroup, the precise variety of vaccinated folks on this age group could be identified on Monday, Addition Chief Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad mentioned. The state has 9 crore folks within the 18-44 age group. An official mentioned that in Lucknow, 2,704 folks under 45 years got the vaccine. Kanpur Nagar, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Meerut and Bareilly additionally noticed third-phase vaccination.

Rajasthan: The first day turned out to be a non-event with lower than 2,400 folks being vaccinated throughout seven districts. The state acquired 3 lakh doses from SII on Saturday. Health Department officers mentioned that 2,397 folks have been vaccinated in seven districts — Jaipur (447), Jodhpur (299), Ajmer (218), Alwar (419), Bhilwara (660), Pali (210) and Sikar (144) districts.
Chhattisgarh: On Day 1 of third section, 1,693 folks have been vaccinated within the state, well being officers mentioned. Durg reported the best variety of inoculations at 199.

Karnataka: The state authorities carried out a symbolic launch of the vaccination programme for the below-45 age group on Saturday. Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa inaugurated the symbolic fourth section launch at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College in Bengaluru. Only 35 doses of the vaccine have been administered.