Dismissing media reports that the COVID-19 inoculation drive among kids was wrecked in the state, Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday said the vaccination drive was advancing great and a sum of 57,025 dosages have been given to those having a place with the 12-14 years old gathering up until this point.
She named as "absolutely unmerited" a report that showed up in a segment of media claiming just 751 kids were given the hit even three weeks after the drive was sent off for the class.
The drive is being done through the Center's COWIN entry and an inoculation announcement is distributed in such manner on the site of the state wellbeing division, she said in an articulation.
"Along these lines, bogus misleading publicity against the vaccinaton drive ought to be halted," George said.
The drive comes up short on expected speed this present time as it is the opportunity of school assessments in the southern state and it was at that point informed before all else that the speed of inoculation would be low in this period, she said.
An organized drive of Health and Education Departments would be led for kids when the assessments are finished, the priest added.
Citing figures, she likewise said a sum of 79% of youngsters (12,10,093), matured between 15-17 years, were given the principal portion and 47 percent of a similar age classification (7,26,199) were given the subsequent portion.
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