Bangalore, ,28/12: A whopping 79% (3,91,86,687) of the eligible people – who are above 18 years of age and have taken the Covid vaccine second dose – in the state are yet to take the precautionary or booster dose.
As per data from the health and family welfare department, 86% (3,42,19,206) of those between 18 and 59 years of age, 53% (41,22,150) of those above 60 years of age have not taken booster doses.
Surprisingly, 35% (2,81,211) of healthcare workers and 49% (5,64,120) of frontline workers have also not taken booster doses yet.
Top six districts with lowest booster dose coverage are Kalaburagi (11%), Dakshina Kannada (13%), Bagalkot, Tumakuru and Bidar (15%), and Bengaluru Urban (16%). Mysuru (28%) is in the 24th place. Ramanagara tops the state with 32%
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