New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh crossed a major milestone on Friday when the number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered crossed the 13 crore mark–the only state in the country to achieve this number. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has issued directions to speed up vaccination and ordered the officers to deliver vaccine doses to 100% eligible population of the state by December 15.
About 66.14 per cent of the state’s total eligible adult population have received at least one dose, while around 21.51 per cent are fully immunized. More than 9.78 crore people have received the first dose, while over 3.21 crore people have received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.
It is noteworthy that Maharashtra lags behind UP in terms of covid-19 vaccination. The state of Uttar Pradesh on October 25, crossed the significant landmark by becoming the first state with more than 3 crore people receiving both doses of Covid-19 vaccine so far. UP accounts for the maximum fully vaccinated population at 3.21crore, followed by Maharashtra’s 3.05 crore. The overall doses administered by Maharashtra stands at just 9.73 crore which is far less than the state of Uttar Pradesh.
The Chief Minister has directed the officials to expedite the vaccination process and issued a deadline to vaccinate the 100 percent eligible population coverage. He said, “Let us aim to cover all eligible with the COVID-19 vaccine dose by December 15, 2021.”
