Mumbai Five districts in Maharashtra- Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, and Jalgaon- have given booster doses to over 100% of its eligible senior citizens as of Saturday. State officials said that an estimated 10% of Maharashtra’s population are senior citizens. “But in the case of boosters, the eligible population is different than the target population as every day a new set of senior citizens complete their 39-day gap and become eligible for the third dose,” said state’s immunization officer Dr. Sachin Desai. Tune in with RJ Rohini and Sachin Kalbag- executive editor of Hindustan Times to know more!
Mumbai Five districts in Maharashtra- Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, and Jalgaon- have given booster doses to over 100% of its eligible senior citizens as of Saturday. Data from the state’s public health department shows that of the 21,36,638 people in the 60 plus category who became eligible for the third dose up to May 12, 15,26,933 or 71.46% have taken the jabs so far. However, a huge disparity remains in the coverage in districts like Gadchiroli, Washim, Buldhana, and others where the uptake of boosters is very low.