Decentralised approach helps panchayat ensure 100% vaccination coverage

13,000 of the target population above 18 years receive the first dose of COVID vaccine at Marady in Kerala’s Ernakulam district

A well-oiled decentralised approach helped Marady panchayat in Ernakulam district of Kerala to ensure 100% vaccination coverage by giving the first dose to the target population. Marady was the first among the civic bodies, including Keerampara and Mookkannoor panchayats, to achieve the target. According to official estimates, around 13,000 of the target population above 18 years in Marady received the first dose. Nearly 40% of them have received both the doses. “There was not a single day lost in administering the doses after the vaccination drive was launched in the civic body. A concerted approach proved beneficial in achieving the target,” said Dr. K. Amarlal, medical officer.