PANAJI
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that the first day of Covid vaccination drive for the 18-44 years age category witnessed tremendous response across the state.
A total of 3,589 beneficiaries under this category were administered their first dose of the vaccine at 35 centers which were opened online for scheduling on Friday. A total of 3,850 doses were booked, of which 93% beneficiaries received their doses while 261 failed to show up.
Till date, a total of 93,338 persons have been fully vaccinated in the state and 2,29,291 have received their first dose.
The state government is in possession of 2.10 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine which will be used for the age category of 45 and above as well as frontline and healthcare workers. A surplus of 18,870 doses of the vaccine is available for the upcoming schedule of vaccination for the 18 to 44 years age category.
