Gujarat may complete 100 per cent first dose vaccination this month

Gandhinagar: The Health Department of Government of Gujarat has set a target of vaccinating 100 percent of the eligible people with the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in the state by the end of current month – September 2021.

The Health Department also aims to fully vaccinate or provide both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to 100 percent of the eligible people in the state till the end of this year in December 2021. Around 78 percent of the public is vaccinated with the first dose and 28 percent of the public is vaccinated with both doses of Covid-19 vaccine in the state at present. Around 3.80 crore people are partially vaccinated and around 1.40 crore people are fully vaccinated in the state so far. The population eligible for getting vaccinated is approximately 4.90 crores in the state. Total 7100 villages of the state will be declared as villages completely vaccinated with the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine on the birthday of PM Narendrabhai Modi on 17th September this year. DeshGujarat