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The danger of corona is again in front, but about 11 lakh people in Punjab have not got the first vaccine of Covid. Lakhs of people have seen a lack of enthusiasm regarding Covid vaccination, which is considered as a shield to protect against Corona. Call it lack of awareness or any other reason. In Punjab, about 11 lakh people have not got the first vaccine of Kovid, while there are about 40 thousand people who have taken the first dose but they have not taken the second dose. Similarly, about nine lakh people have not got booster dose.
The State Health Department has directed all the health units to get genome sequencing done of all the Covid samples found infected after the advisory is issued by the Centre. If we look at the figures of the department till Thursday, 18,33,275 people have got booster dose in Punjab so far.
At the same time, a total of 1,07,12,836 have been vaccinated in the age group of 18 to 44, while 8,74,735 adolescents in the age group of 15 to 17 have been given the second dose of Covid. Apart from this, 76,56,039 people above 45 years of age have been given the second vaccine of Corona. State Health Minister Chetan Singh Jaudamajra on Thursday while giving information about the preparations for the rescue of Kovid in the state said that the Health Department is fully prepared in view of the possible wave of Corona.
Kovid dedicated hospitals have been opened in all the districts. There are 790 level two pediatric beds and 324 ICU beds in the state. A Pediatric Center of Excellence is functioning in Amritsar. 3518 additional child beds have been provided in the state especially to protect children from Covid. All LMU plants have been activated for oxygen. He has appealed to the common people to be careful.