12+ Vaccination Drive Begins in Chhattisgarh, 1,168 Doses Adminered on Day 1

Karwadha records the highest adminrations of 180 on Day 1.Over all 1168 vaccinated across the state on Day 1.State health minry aims to inoculate 13 lakh 21 thousand 286 children under the drive.

Raipur: The state health dept as per the instructions the Union Health minry commenced the adminration of Biological E’s Corbevax to children between 12 to 14 years. On day 1 1,618 children were immunized under the drive across the state.
As per the survey of children between 12 -14 years,13 lakh 21 thousand 286 children have been categorized the state health minry who would be adminered the shot. In the Durg drict, 40 children have been immunized on day 1. Meanwhile, Karwadha saw the maximum adminrations followed Kondagaon and Korba where 160 children were adminered the first dose, Narayanpur and Bastar documented 125 and 100 inoculations respectively. 15 were shielded in Rajanandgaon, 37 in Bemetra, 31 in Raipur,40 in Raigad and 20 in Bilaspur.
The Union govt on Wednesday expanded the COVID-19 vaccination drive expanded to children in the age group 12-14 years. Children in the age group 12-14 years will be adminered the Corbevax vaccine manufactured Hyderabad-based Biological E.