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New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said that 86 per cent of India’s population has received the first dose of the COVID vaccine and the government wants 100 per cent vaccination to be done at the earliest.
Sharing data about the level of COVID vaccination in other countries including the US, Germany and France, the minister said that India is doing well on the vaccination front.
Replying to supplementary questions in the Lok Sabha, Mandaviya also said that 7 crore vaccines are lying with the states and cautioned against potential vaccine hesitation arising out of claims of health complications after vaccination.
During Question Hour, he said that 86 per cent of the eligible population has received the first COVID dose and “we want 100 per cent vaccination to happen as soon as possible.”
Responding to a question on Omicron, he said that the study is on and only after the study is completed it will be known which vaccine is effective against the new variant.
At present, 23 cases of Omicron have been reported in the country while such cases have been reported in a total of 59 countries across the world.
There are currently 36 laboratories for genome sequencing in the country. Mandaviya said these laboratories can do 30,000 genome sequencing and the capacity is being increased with the help of private laboratories.
In a written reply, he said that the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) and the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration are considering the scientific evidence relating to the need for justification of the dosage schedule and boosters of COVID-19 (NEGVAC) vaccines and are considering. Dosage.
As of December 6, “approximately 80.02 crore eligible beneficiaries (85.2 per cent) (ie persons aged 18 years and above) have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 47.91 crore (51.0 per cent) received both doses There are vaccines”, he said.
The COVID vaccination campaign started in January this year.
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