State achieves 60% full vaccination coverage
The Hindu
95.74% of eligible population has taken first doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Kerala has achieved 60% full vaccination coverage of its eligible population (above 18 years) against COVID-19, Health Minister Veena George said here in a statement on Friday.
The State has so far administered 2,55,70,531 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine, covering 95.74% of its eligible population and 1,61,48,434 second doses, covering 60.46% of those above 18 years. Kerala is much ahead of the national vaccination figures, where the first dose coverage is 81.22% and the second dose coverage, 41.94%
Ms. George appealed to those who are yet to take the first dose of vaccine to get it done as soon as possible.
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