Achieve 100% of first dose COVID vaccination by mid-August: Pema Khandu

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu called upon the district administrations and the health department to achieve 100 percent first dose COVID 19 vaccination by mid-August next based on headcount.

Chairing the 6^th e-Pragati virtual meeting with the district administrations, Khandu emphasized on headcount as the base for the vaccination drive rather than on electoral rolls or population census. This, he said, will give the correct status of vaccination doses as a good chunk of population of interior districts may have their names in electoral rolls of their respective districts but are settled in urban areas of other districts, where they might have gotten their jabs.

“For example if we go by electoral rolls as per guidelines, Itanagar Capital Complex (ICC) has already vaccinated way above than 100% of its population. Similarly, in some districts like Kra-Dadi, they have vaccinated less than 50% of their population as per electoral rolls number,” he explained.


Khandu appreciated that most of the districts have completed headcount of their existing population and are on a drive to vaccinate them all. He urged the districts which are yet to do so to complete the headcount by July end.

Informing that there’s no shortage of vaccines, he requested the district administrations to reach out, convince and vaccinate all with at least the 1^st dose by mid-August.