Even as the second Covid-19 wave has shown early signs of ebbing, the spread of the disease into villages and ower vaccination numbers in rural areas points to a potential crisis there.
According to Health department officials, of 1.3 crore doses ofvaccineadministered in the state so far, only 35 percent have been given to the rural Population. Only those above 60 years have been given Vaccines in villages and around 60 per cent are yet to get the second dose. People in the 45-60 age are hardly covered.