Lok Sabha Question No. 1662 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: Precaution 3rd Dose Vaccination
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1662

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th  FEBRUARY 2022

## PRECAUTION 3RD DOSE VACCINATION

## 1662. SHRI HIBI EDEN

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to speed up the precaution 3 rd dose vaccination process in view of rising cases and new strain of virus causing COVID-19, if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  fixed  the  target  of  precaution  3 rd dose  of  COVID-19 vaccination  to  the  healthcare/frontline  workers,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the steps taken to speed up precaution 3 rd dose vaccination of healthcare/frontline workers to enable them to effectively tackle rising cases of COVID-19 and its new strain; and
- (c) whether the Government has any data regarding the number of deaths after two dose of immunization process as on date, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (c) The administration of precaution dose to Health Care Workers, Front Line Workers and persons  aged  60  years  and  above  has  started  under  National  COVID-19  Vaccination  Programme from 10th January 2022. As on 8 th February 2022, a total of 1,53,26,714 precaution doses have been administered  to  the  eligible  population,  out  of  which  37,00,573  doses  have  been  administered  to Health Care Workers, 48,84,424 doses to Front Line Workers and 67,41,717 doses to persons aged 60 years and above with comorbidities.

Adequate  Covid-19  vaccine  doses  are  made  available  to  States/UTs  to  vaccinate  all  eligible beneficiaries with 1 st dose, 2 nd dose and precaution dose.

States/UTs-wise  data  regarding  the  number  of  deaths reported  as  Adverse  Events  Following Immunization (AEFI) in individuals after 2 nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine is at Annexure I.

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## State/UT-wise number of deaths reported after receiving two doses of COVID-19 vaccine (As on 3.02.2022)

| S.No.   | State/UTs         |   No. of deaths reported as Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) after 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                                                                           3 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                                                                           1 |
| 3       | Assam             |                                                                                                           1 |
| 4       | Bihar             |                                                                                                           9 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      |                                                                                                           4 |
| 6       | Delhi             |                                                                                                           6 |
| 7       | Goa               |                                                                                                           2 |
| 8       | Gujarat           |                                                                                                           2 |
| 9       | Haryana           |                                                                                                           1 |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                                                                                           1 |
| 11      | Jharkhand         |                                                                                                           2 |
| 12      | Karnataka         |                                                                                                           8 |
| 13      | Kerala            |                                                                                                          43 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                                                                          12 |
| 15      | Maharashtra       |                                                                                                          15 |
| 16      | Meghalaya         |                                                                                                           2 |
| 17      | Odisha            |                                                                                                          12 |
| 18      | Puducherry        |                                                                                                           1 |
| 19      | Punjab            |                                                                                                           1 |
| 20      | Rajasthan         |                                                                                                           2 |
| 21      | Sikkim            |                                                                                                           6 |
| 22      | Tamil Nadu        |                                                                                                           8 |
| 23      | Telangana         |                                                                                                           2 |
| 24      | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                                                                           5 |
| 25      | Uttarakhand       |                                                                                                           4 |
| 26      | West Bengal       |                                                                                                          14 |
|         | Grand Total       |                                                                                                         167 |