NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, AUG 8
The Tamil Nadu government has conducted the 33rd mega vaccination drive on Sunday to curb COVID surge.
State Health Minister Ma. Subramanian said that the mega vaccination camp is being held at around 50,000 camps across Tamil Nadu.
In this mega drive, 3,73,016 vaccine doses have been administered till noon of which 19,195 have been administered as the first dose and 1,15,207 as the second dose. 2,38,614 precaution doses have also been reported.
“We are conducting Mega Vaccination Camp to improve the vaccination drive more. People hesitate to vaccinate themselves, but vaccination is the only solution to prevent COVID cases and we are conducting vaccination camps under the Chief Minister’s direction,” said Ma Subramanian in a press conference.
Health Minister further said that the first dose of COVID 19 vaccines in the state stands at 95.6% while the second dose coverage is around 88.69%.
“With the onset of monsoon, the health department would work in collaboration with local bodies to keep diseases like malaria and dengue,” Ma Subramanian further said. On August 16, All Health department officials to conduct Health Camp in flood-affected areas.
