Education Desk, AnyTV
Published by: Subhash Kumar
Updated Thu, 03 Mar 2022 10:57 PM IST
Summary
Officials said that access to vaccination, healthcare and frontline workers have played an important role in reducing the number of corona cases across the country.
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Addressing the press conference, senior officials of the Ministry of Health said that 74 percent of adolescents in the age group of 15 to 18 years across the country have received the first dose of corona vaccine. At the same time, 39 percent have got both the doses. He said that as a result of the expansion of the vaccination program, the cases of corona in the country have come down significantly.
Officials said that the first dose of corona vaccine is 98.9 percent effective. At the same time, the second dose was 99.3%. He said that access to vaccination, healthcare and frontline workers have played an important role in reducing the cases of corona across the country. NITI Aayog member VK Paul said that now the vaccine is increasing rapidly and the cases of corona in the country are also less. In such a situation, schools, colleges, resorts, economic activities and common functions of society should be started. However, during this time one should also be cautious.
Officials said that at present the rate of corona infection in 29 districts of the country is above 10 percent. At the same time, there are 34 districts where the infection rate is between 5 and 10 percent. He said that together with the government and society, India has averted the potentially disastrous consequences of COVID seen in other countries.