Chennai to launch a vaccination drive to cover one lakh residents above the age of 45. The aim is to reduce the transmission rate of the vaccine. The city has seen a total of 5,546 deaths due to COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Only 14% of people aged above 45 have received the first dose of the Covishield and Covaxin vaccines. The low rates of vaccination in the city are due to vaccine hesitancy, according to experts.

The civic body has 1.2 lakh doses of Covishield vaccines and 16,000 doses of virus. The drive will be carried out in apartment complexes, markets, companies and other residential areas. The focus of the drive will reportedly be on zones that have seen less vaccine coverage. On thursday chennai reported 6,991 cases, the highest in the state and 88 deaths due to COVID-19. Over 40,000 people are under treatment in the city for the virus.

According to sources in the civic body, locals have a variety of concerns about the vaccine, the majority of which are focused on false information spread on social media. As a result, when the government opened up vaccination centres to those over 45, there was a low turnout. Only strong contact with people to dispel concerns, as well as making vaccinations accessible with a neighbourhood emphasis, will further increase vaccination rates, according to health officials.

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14/05/2021 11:00 AM