Over 2.5 cr received at least one dose of Covid vaccine in Telangana

Hyderabad: To ensure that all eligible individuals in Telangana are vaccinated before a possible surge in Covid-19 infections, the State Health Department has reached a significant milestone when they administered over 2.5 crore individuals with at least one dose of Covid vaccine. As of Thursday, the State Health Department has administered Covid vaccines to over […]

Hyderabad: To ensure that all eligible individuals in Telangana are vaccinated before a possible surge in Covid-19 infections, the State Health Department has reached a significant milestone when they administered over 2.5 crore individuals with at least one dose of Covid vaccine.

As of Thursday, the State Health Department has administered Covid vaccines to over 2.50 crore individuals (2,50,32,757) of the targeted 2.87 crore eligible persons in Telangana, which roughly translates to 87 per cent. Senior health officials said that in October, they would be able to achieve complete saturation by administering at least one dose of Covid vaccine to the entire eligible population in Telangana.

Of the 2.50 crore individuals, a total of 1,81,95,430 have received the first dose while 68,37,327 individuals completed their vaccine schedule by receiving both the doses of Covid vaccine.

Individuals aged between 18-44 formed the largest demographic chunk in the State to get vaccinated. So far, 1,01,03,812 persons in the age group have received the first dose while 26,78,710 received both doses. Overall, 1,27,82,522 have received at least one dose of Covid vaccine in this age group. So far, a total of 1,11,59,142 eligible persons above 45 years have received at least one dose of the Covid vaccine of which 74, 678,38 have received the first dose while 36,91,304 have received both the doses of Covid vaccine.