VIJAYAWADA: AP Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy has actually sought 60 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccine for Andhra Pradesh to administer vaccine to satisfy the first-dose requirements of the listed age groups.The Chief Minister wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, highlighting the successful conduct of the Tika Utsav in AP, as recommended by the PM at the nationwide level, under which 6,28,961 persons were vaccinated in the state a single day on April 14.

Describing the Coronavirus circumstance in the state, the CM expressed his thanks to the PM for the supply of 6.4 lakh dosages of vaccine to AP in action to his earlier letter.

Jagan said, In accordance with your require 'Tika Utsav', we have actually used up vaccination on a big scale.

I enjoy to bring to your kind notice that we have actually vaccinated 6, 28,961 individuals on a single day on 14th April 2021 throughout Tika Utsav.

This is the greatest single-day Covid vaccination numbers by any state in the nation.

Stating that volunteers played an important role in making the vaccination drive a success, the Chief Minister stated, We could attain this as we have actually leveraged the village and ward volunteer system which is a distinct de-centralised governance system where a dedicated volunteer looks after the requirements of 50 households.

These volunteers have been trapped to activate qualified persons for the vaccination.

The whole district administration is also involved in this drive.

Vaccination was carried out in one village or ward secretariat in the jurisdiction of each PHC, both in rural and metropolitan locations with an objective to vaccinate all qualified individuals in that secretariat.

Such a saturation approach not just focuses the entire district administration however also motivates people to get vaccinated through neighborhood mobilisation in the true spirit of Tika Utsav.

The CM explained, We have not just established our capability of vaccinating over 6 lakh individuals daily but also set up a model for all the states to imitate.

We might not continue the exact same drive as the vaccine stocks have entirely run out.

If sufficient stocks of vaccines are provided, we are well poised to make your imagine immunizing all vulnerable people a reality in the next 3 weeks.

The Chief Minister asked for PM Modi to recommend authorities of the Union health ministry to provide vaccine to the state quickly to ensure that the entire population above 45 years is immunized for the very first dose in the next 3 weeks.