Thiruvananthapuram : Vaccination campaign shall carried out in state between 9th to 31st August, as part of which doses will be made available in larger numbers. Also, vaccination shall be completed for students doing their final year degree course and teachers at LP and UP school as part of the campaign, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday.
Over and above state government’s quota, doses shall in higher quantities shall be made available to the private sector too. To do this, the state government, shall purchase 20 lakh doses and hand it to private hospitals at cost-to-cost. The quantum supply will depend on the number of doses the private hospitals formally intimate the government they will administer.
Vaccination for senior citizens will be complete by 15 August meaning, first dose shall be administered for all vaccine seekers above 60/. Vaccine for bedridden patients shall be given at their residences.
