7 lakh people in high-risk group identified for Covid vaccination in Ahmedabad
The vaccination drive, officials said, is planned across nearly 300 spots by an estimated 380 vaccinators in Ahmedabad city. Ahmedabad city has nearly 60 lakh population. December 23, 2020 3:03:50 am
The first serosurvey of Ahmedabad district, excluding the areas under the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) conducted in December last year, results of which were published recently, shows an overall seropositivity of nearly 20 per cent (File Photo)
Ahmedabad district and corporation officials have registered more than seven lakh people across Ahmedabad city and rural areas during a month-long survey to identify the high-risk population for vaccination against Covid-19. As many as 704 vaccinators, including 324 from rural areas, have been also identified during the survey, officials said.
Survey finds low prevalence rate of coronavirus in Gujarat
The survey undertaken to assess vaccine awareness had a total sample size of 6,040 rural households across 16 states and one Union Territory. Of these, 389 rural households from Gujarat were a part of the survey’s sample under the west zone analysis. December 23, 2020 1:22:57 am
Respondents were also asked if they were aware of the various companies trying to come out with a Covid-19 vaccine during the survey. (Representational)
A survey by media platform Gaon Connection, titled ‘The Rural Report 3: Covid-19 Vaccine and Rural India’, released Tuesday, has categorised Gujarat as a state with ‘low Covid-19 prevalence rate’, along with Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. More than 2,200 rural households formed a part of the sample of the low Covid-19 prevalence states.