Lok Sabha Question No. 3290 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Administration of Second dose of COVID-19 Vaccination
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3290 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## ADMINISTRATION OF SECOND DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINATION

## 3290.   SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

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

- (a) the details of the worst performing and best performing districts with respect to the second dose being given to the adult population;
- (b) whether the Government has undertaken any systematic study to understand the reasons for the reluctance of adults to get their second dose;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  ensure  door-to-door  campaigns  to  encourage people to get their second dose, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has considered to providing any additional incentives to ASHA workers in  order  to  ensure  greater  efficacy  in  disseminating  information  and  urging  adults  to  get  their second dose, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therfor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (e)  The  details  of  five  best  and  five  low  performing  district  with  respect  to  administration  of second dose of COVID-19 vaccine to adult population is at Annexure-1.

Regular review of COVID-19 vaccination is undertaken at National, State and District level to identify various challenges for COVID-19 vaccination including reluctance and to devise corrective measures. In order to raise awareness about safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, address vaccine hesitancy and sustain vaccine confidence, a communication strategy is in place. MoHFW has advised States/UTs to disseminate clear, consistent, transparent and factual information to general public to clear misconceptions and sustain vaccine confidence.

Government  of  India  has  launched  'Har  Ghar  Dastak  Abhiyaan'  from  3rd  November  2021  wherein missed  beneficiaries  for  1st  dose  and  due  beneficiaries  for  2nd  dose  are  identified  and  vaccinated through house-to-house activity.

ASHA are provided incentive for mobilizing beneficiaries to immunization session site and for ensuring complete immunization at 1, 2 and 5 year age of child.

## Details of five best and low performing districts for 2 nd

dose coverage of COVID-19 vaccine (As on 15 th December 2021)

|        | Best Performing Districts   | Best Performing Districts   | Best Performing Districts   | Best Performing Districts   | Low Performing Districts   | Low Performing Districts   | Low Performing Districts   | Low Performing Districts   |
|--------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| S. No. | State                       | District                    | %1 st dose coverage         | %2 nd dose coverage         | State                      | District                   | %1 st dose coverage        | %2 nd dose coverage        |
| 1      | Delhi                       | New Delhi                   | 100%                        | 100%                        | Nagaland                   | Tuensang                   | 23.1%                      | 16.7%                      |
| 2      | Delhi                       | Central Delhi               | 100%                        | 100%                        | Nagaland                   | Kiphire                    | 25.4%                      | 12.9%                      |
| 3      | Assam                       | Kamrup Metropolitan         | 100%                        | 100%                        | Manipur                    | Kangpokpi                  | 19.2%                      | 12.6%                      |
| 4      | Haryana                     | Gurgaon                     | 100%                        | 100%                        | Arunachal Pradesh          | Kra Daadi                  | 18.9%                      | 12.2%                      |
| 5      | Himachal Pradesh            | Kinnaur                     | 100%                        | 100%                        | Haryana                    | Nuh                        | 42.8%                      | 9.1%                       |