Tamil Nadu To Hold 10,000 Covid Vaccination Camps On Sept 12, Targets To Inoculate 20 Lakh People

At present, the state has about 14.47 lakh doses in its hand and the additional supply would take its stock position to 33 lakh doses, the minister said.

Ma Subramanian (File Picture)

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Sunday said that the state is planning to hold nearly 10,000 vaccination camps with a target to vaccinate at least 20 lakh people. The camps are likely to be conducted on September 12. 

Quoting the health minister, a report in The Hindu said that they are making arrangements to conduct camps on September 12 following the directions of the Chief Minister MK Stalin and a meeting in this regard would be organized with district collectors and officials from the health department within a day or two. 

The report said that the minister would be visiting a few border districts including Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli and Tenkasi to check on the arrangements of these camps. 

According to the report, the minister further said that about 3,50,20,070 people had taken the vaccination in the state as on Saturday night and about 6,20,255 people had taken the inoculation in a single day on Saturday which is the highest coverage on a single day in the last eight to nine months. Last week alone, more than five lakh people were vaccinating in the state in a day, he added.

The minister, according to the report, said that the state had represented the need for additional vaccines to cover the population in nine districts that share a border with Kerala during a meeting with the union health minister and as a result, 19,22,080 doses of Covid-19 vaccines were likely to receive on Sunday. 

At present, the state has about 14.47 lakh doses in its hand and the additional supply would take its stock position to 33 lakh doses, the minister said, as per the report.