In view of maximum people waiting to receive the seconddose of vaccination, the Punjab government has earmarked every Sunday for thisat all Covid vaccination centres.
Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said on Thursday thatthe vaccine supply to the state has been accelerated, but the coverage ofvaccination due beneficiaries remain critical for the successful impact of thevaccination drive.
So, it has been decided to earmark every Sunday at allgovernment Covid vaccination centres only for administering the second dose.
The normal vaccination sessions for the first or thesecond dose will remain same during the weekdays except Sunday.
Sidhu informed that by August 31, 1,36,70,847 doses havebeen administered and out of these 32,89,210 have received both doses ofvaccine and 1,03,81,637 have received the first dose.
Meanwhile, Punjab on Wednesday reported 38 fresh Covidcases, taking the count to 6,00,651. The state’s death toll from the infectionreached 16,434 with one fatality reported in the past 24 hours, according tostate’s medical bulletin.