79% of teenagers given first dose in Ernakulam
The Hindu
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Seventy-nine per cent of adolescents in government and aided schools under the General Education Department in Ernakulam have been administered the COVID-19 vaccine, according to official estimates.
The Muvattupuzha educational sub-district has topped the chart with 82% coverage followed by Kothamangalam (80.3%). Ernakulam and Aluva sub-districts have achieved 78% coverage each.
Around 2.2% of teenagers in government and aided schools in the district could not receive the first dose as they got infected at the time of taking the first dose. Aluva had the largest number of children in this category, with 1,058 students followed by Ernakulam (668); Muvattupuzha (508), and Kothamangalam (370).
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