Bhubaneswar, May 7 -- Odisha government has decided to accord priority to the age group of 45 and above waiting for the second dose of covid vaccination, Additional Chief Secretary Health Pradipta Mohapatra said.
Mr Mohapatra said out of the 1.16 crore people in the age group of 45 and above 43.55 lakh people(37.5 per cent) have been given the first dose and 23.43 lakh people are waiting for the second dose.
He said already 5.96 lakh of them have taken the second dose and the rest 17.lakh people are yet to take the second dose.
The Additional Chief Secretary said the government has decided to give priority to vaccination in five Municipal corporation areas such as Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Berhampur, Sambalpur and Rourkela where the rate of ...