With increase in awareness, drop invaccinehesitancy and streamlining of vaccine supply, around 60% of the eligible Population in the state has received at least the first dose.
But despite the feat, the Percentage of vaccinated population is as low as 22.9.
According to the projections of the National Commission on Population (NCP),Jharkhandis estimated to have a population of 3.74 crore out of which those eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine (above the age of 18 years) is 2.47 crore which is 66% of the population. Out of the eligible category 60.2% people corresponding to 85,69,939 people have got at least their first dose (around 19 lakh among them getting both doses). Experts believe that since Vaccines for all age groups are not yet available, it was necessary to achieve a close to cent per cent vaccination target for effective protection against the virus.
Apart from regular supply, awareness among people has also helped the state pep up its drive in urban and rural areas.