As India prepares for the mass inoculation process against mortals COVID-19
As soon as government approvals roll in, states with populations age 50 and over will receive larger allocations.
This means that Tamil Nadu should receive more vaccines than Bihar, Madhya Pradesh or Rajasthan despite its smaller population. Even though Bihar’s projected population is 12.3 million rupees, which is about 60% larger than that of Tamil Nadu (7.6 million rupees), but only 1.8 million rupees of its population are over 50 years or older, compared to TN, which is almost 2 crore at the same age. group.
Along with age group, states with the highest number of patients living with comorbidities – blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and hypertension – will receive more vaccinations, according to a Times of India (TOI) report.
States with younger populations, such as Bihar, also have a lower proportion of patients with comorbidities. Meanwhile, in Kerala, approximately 1 million people suffer from comorbidities with a high prevalence of diabetes and hypertension, making it the state with the highest percentage of people in the priority category.
The government plans to vaccinate approximately 19.5% of the population, the age group over 50, along with 4 million front-line workers, healthcare personnel, police officers, and diabetes patients under 50 years of age.
According to the rules, Uttar Pradesh, due to its size, will receive the maximum number of doses, since more than 15 percent of the population residing in the state belongs to the group of more than 50 years. Maharashtra, West Bengal, and Tamil Nadu, in that order, are next in terms of their 50+ population. Kerala tops the list of states for the percentage of the population in need of vaccination. Recently published data from the 2019-20 National Family Health Survey showed that Kerala has the highest proportion of the population with diabetes and hypertension.
Meanwhile, a recently published article based on NFHS 2015-16 data estimates that around 6.5% of adults under the age of 50 have diabetes. And the data for major states such as UP, MP, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Punjab, Haryana and Chhattisgarh have yet to be released, the number of diabetics and hypertension is still unknown.
In an attempt to facilitate the process, the Center has shared a manual with the states detailing every aspect of the gigantic push that vaccinates against COVID-19 is set to be. The document also shows that the government is prepared for any kind of theft and robbery and requests a “strict surveillance mechanism” to verify it.
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