At the current rate of vaccination, it will take Maharashtra over 100 days to immunize anyone over 45 years. Even though the state government has asked the center to allow vaccinations for all adults, the number of people vaccinated in the previously permitted age group suggests that this will be a difficult challenge for the authorities.
According to the Union Ministry of Health, India has given 9.5 crore people the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and by April 13 the second dose 1.34 crore, vaccinating 10.85 crore people to date.
But Maharashtra – the hardest hit state – has only vaccinated 77.3 lakh over 45 so far. Not only does the state have the highest cases and deaths in the country, but it also has one of the highest test positivity rates in the world.
OVER 100 DAYS TO VACCINATE PEOPLE 45+
According to the state health authorities, an average of 2.75 to 3 lakh are vaccinated daily in Maharashtra.
Maharashtra has 3.86 million people over 45 years of age. Of these, the state vaccinated 33.8 lakh in the 45- to 60-year-old age group and 43.5 lakh over the age of 60, for a total of 77.3 lakh. That is only 19.9 percent of the over 45-year-olds.
At the current rate, it will take Maharashtra between 102 and 112 days to vaccinate the remaining 80 percent (3.08 crore) of people in this age group.
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FOUR ADDITIONAL MONTHS REQUIRED TO VACCINATE ALL ADULTS
The Maharashtra government has come into conflict with the center over requesting vaccination for all adults. State officials have said the capacity to deliver shocks can be increased up to 6-7 lakh per day. However, it can prove to be a difficult task.
If allowed, Maharashtra will aim to vaccinate more than 3.43 crore people in the 25 to 45 age group, along with the upcoming 80 percent or more than 3 crore people over 45 years of age.
If vaccination continues at the current rate, it will take Maharashtra an additional 4 months to vaccinate people between 25 and 45.
COVID CRISIS IN MAHARASHTRA
Maharashtra has caused over 33 percent of daily Covid-19 cases in India since the second wave of coronavirus began. With the country recorded 1.84 lakh news cases on Wednesday, Maharashtra reported the highest daily news cases at 60,212.
Maharashtra’s death rate is 1.66 percent. There are currently 32,94,398 people in home quarantine while 30,399 people are in institutional quarantine. It is recorded Over 50,000 Covid cases every day after April 6th when the daily Covid number was 47,288.
#Maharashtra # COVID-19 Updates for today
Today, 60,212 new cases were reported in the state
State balance of # COVID-19 positive patient is now 35,19,208
District related details on cases and deaths to date are as follows:@airnews_mumbai@airnews_nagpur @airnews_pune
3/4 pic.twitter.com/Tfq99tYOsO– PIB in Maharashtra (@PIBMumbai) April 13, 2021
The country launched the Covid vaccination program on January 16, which covered healthcare workers in the first phase. In early February, the vaccination program was expanded to include front-line workers. In phase 2 of March 1, people over 60 years of age and people over 45 years of age with comorbidities were included. On April 1, the program was extended to all over 45 year olds.
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