Uttar Pradesh has set a target of giving the first dose of the Kovid-19 vaccine to all eligible beneficiaries of the state by the third week of December, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said in an exclusive interview to News18.com, adding that his government is also on the new Omron variant. Monitoring the situation.
“We have issued new guidelines on the Omron version. We are monitoring the situation closely and are prepared,” the CM said.
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No case of Omicron has been reported from Uttar Pradesh so far. The state has given the highest ever COVID-19 dose of 17.4 crore and nearly 80% of eligible adults in the state have received their first dose so far.
“We have targeted to give the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to 100% of the eligible beneficiaries by the third week of December and all efforts are being made. To achieve this, a target of 15 to 20 lakh doses has been set per day. Vaccination work will be done in every district till 10 pm. We are vaccinating people even on Sundays.” Yogi Adityanath Told News18.com.
He said that due to the collective efforts of his government, Uttar Pradesh is getting global appreciation in the management of Kovid-19 and it is at the top position in the state. India both in terms of testing as well as Vaccination,
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The CM insisted that free vaccination or free ration to the poor was not an election agenda or trump card for the BJP. Uttar Pradesh Election 2022, “Rather, it is our government’s support for the poorest section of the society which was most affected by the pandemic. BJP’s agenda is development agenda, welfare agenda and progress agenda. Over the past four and a half years, we have approached the poorest of the poor, to the last person at the bottom of the pyramid, with facilities that have never been heard of. Free ration distribution is an effort in this direction with the aim of providing food security to the poor in UP through the Public Distribution System,” the CM said.
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