Covid-19 vaccination: Mansukh Mandaviya to meet health ministers of states, UTs tomorrow to review ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ initiative

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  • Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will on Thursday hold a key meeting with his counterparts from all states and Union Territories to review the central government’s ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ campaign to ensure the vaccination of all adults who have not received their first shot of the Covid-19 jab or are yet to take their second dose.
  • The virtual meeting in the morning on Thursday is taking forward the meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 3 with district magistrates and health officials of more than 45 districts across 12 states and UTs where the first shot coverage of the Covid-19 vaccine was less than 50 per cent.
  • Nearly 79.2 per cent of India’s adult population has taken at least one shot of the Covid-19 vaccine, while more than 37 per cent of the 94 crore-odd adult population have been administered both the shots, health ministry officials have informed.

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