Not just the vaccination drive for children, but even administering booster (precautionary) shots to the senior citizens have been moving at a very slow pace. Till now only 1.42 lakh citizens have received booster shots so far against 2.68 lakh eligible people. The ratio of health workers taking the third shot is the lowest (40 per cent) as many of them are infected and need to have a buffer of two weeks before taking the precaution dose.

Till Saturday, January 22, 1,42,027 citizens had taken the third jab, out of 2.68 lakh people, who have taken both doses on or before April 2021 and are eligible for the booster shot. Though 68 per cent of senior citizens and 53 per cent of frontline workers have taken their third dose so far, the proportion among the healthcare workers is the lowest. Out of 90,000 eligible healthcare workers, only 39,000 were able to take the jab.