82% of Gurgaon population vaccinated against COVID 19

80% of the Gurgaon population has been vaccinated against COVID so far. With 51,241 people being vaccinated on Thursday – more than the target of 50,000 that the health department had set for the ‘Mega Drive Campaign’ held to mark the occasion of Doctors’ Day.

According to data shared by the health department, 42,907 people were administered the first dose of the vaccine on Thursday, while 8,334 received their second dose. Vaccines were given at a total of 220 sites in the district, of which 178 were government health center’s, 40 were private hospitals, and two were-drive through vaccination sites.

A vaccination camp was also launched at the HUDA City Centre Metro station. In addition, the health department also began administering Covid vaccines in slums using a mobile vaccine van.

“The health department had set up a total of 180 camps, at which 43,314 people were vaccinated. In addition, 7,927 people were vaccinated at private hospitals in the district,” said Civil Surgeon Dr Virender Yadav.

“The credit for the success of this campaign goes to every person in the teams of the health department. As a result of their efforts, Gurgaon is doing much better in terms of vaccination compared to not only the rest of the state but also the country,” he said.

The last time the Gurgaon health department held a vaccination drive on a similar scale was on June 21, on International Yoga Day, when more than 1.04 lakh were vaccinated.

According to data available with the health department, 81.94 percent of the population of the district has been administered at least one dose of the Covid vaccine so far, with a total of 14,26,475 out of a ‘potential population’ of 17,40,740 having been vaccinated.