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Covid-19: Vaccine woes highlight vital role of traditional public health
BMJ 2021; 373 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n968 (Published 15 April 2021)
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Re: Covid-19: Vaccine woes highlight vital role of traditional public health
Dear Editor
Indian "Tika Utsav" COVID-19 Vaccination Drive
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'Tika Utsav' is a four-day COVID-19 vaccination exercise, started on April 11, which was the birth anniversary of social activist Jyotiba Phule and ends on April 14, which marks the birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar was aimed at inoculating as many people as possible against the Covid-19 disease in India.
In this Indian vaccination drive from April 11-14 saw intense vaccination activity with 29,33,418 doses being given on April 11, and another 40,04,521 jabs administered the next day. The corresponding figure for 13th and 14th April stands at 26,46,528 and 33,13,848.
The total vaccination figures during the ‘Tika Utsav’ in India saw a jump of 1,28,98,314 vaccine doses being administered to people of eligible groups across the country.
India becomes the fastest country to administer 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
As of 16.04.2021 India has given 117,223,509 doses of vaccine against COVID-19.
In my own district of Tiruchirappalli
as of 14.04.2021 about , 1,50,534 persons were vaccinated against COVID-19.
Competing interests: No competing interests
16 April 2021
M.A. Aleem
Emeritus Professor of Neurology * Visiting Specialist in Neurology ** Consultant Neurologist ***
The Tamilnadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical University * Dhanalakshami Srinivasan Medical College ** ABC Hospital ***
Chennai 600032* Perambalure 621212** Trichy 620018*** Tamilnadu India
@drmaaleem
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