Lok Sabha Question No. 709 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-05
Subject: COVID-19 Vaccination in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 709 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH February, 2021

## COVID - 19 VACCINATION IN TA MIL NADU

## 709. SHRI A. RAJA:

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

- (a) the details of COVID - 19 vaccine supplied, vaccination programme/session conducted in the State of Tamil Nadu, district - w se;
- (b) the number of beneficiaries vaccinated thereof;
- (c)  whether  large  number of  adverse  effects  are reported  post  COVID - 19  vaccination  in  the country, especially in Tamil Nadu, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the number of persons suffered post COVID vaccination and hospitalized; and
- (e)  the details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government to  bear  the  hospitalization  cost  of  such people?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): A total of 12.34 lakh doses of COVID - 19  vaccines ha ve been supplied to the State of Tamil Nadu. The district -wise detail of vaccine distribution is at Annexure 1.
- Till 2 nd February 2021, a total of 3,634 vaccination sessions have been conducted in State of Tamil Nadu. The district - wise details is at Annexure - 2
- (b): A total of 1,20,745 beneficiaries have been vaccinated in the State of Tamil Nadu t nd February 2021 .The district - wise details is at Annexure - 2
- (c): A  total  of 7,580 Adverse  Events  Following  Immunization  (AEFI)  have  been  reported following  COVID - 19  vaccination,  of  which  42  AEFIs  have  been  reported  from  Tamil  Nadu. Majority of these AEFIs are minor in n ature like pain at injection site, fever, malaise etc.
- (d): A total of 22 hospitalizations have been reported following COVID - 19 vaccination till 2 nd February 2021.
- (e): All States and UTs have been advised to provide free medical care at public health care facilities to all cases of AEFIs.

## Annexure - 1

## District - wise details of supply of COVID - 19 vaccine to the State of Tamil Nadu

| S.No.   | District (or equivalent planning   | Doses supplied   |
|---------|------------------------------------|------------------|
| 1       | Cuddalore                          | 16,800           |
| 2       | Viluppuram                         | 22,000           |
| 3       | Kallakurichi                       | 11,700           |
| 4       | Thanjavur                          | 30,600           |
| 5       | Tiruvarur                          | 12,700           |
| 6       | Nagapattinam                       | 12,400           |
| 7       | Pudukkottai                        | 8,900            |
| 8       | Aranthangi                         | 7,100            |
| 9       | Tiruchirappalli                    | 35,400           |
| 10      | Perambalur                         | 10,100           |
| 11      | Ariyalur                           | 7,800            |
| 12      | Karur                              | 16,300           |
| 13      | Dindigul                           | 13,800           |
| 14      | Palani                             | 10,800           |
| 15      | Madurai                            | 48,100           |
| 16      | Theni                              | 15,200           |
| 17      | Virudhunagar                       | 6,800            |
| 18      | Sivakasi                           | 12,400           |
| 19      | Sivaganga                          | 20,700           |
| 20      | Ramanathapuram                     | 9,200            |
| 21      | Paramakudi                         | 7,100            |
| 22      | Kanyakumari                        | 42,100           |
| 23      | Tenkasi                            | 10,100           |
| 24      | Tirunelveli                        | 27,600           |
| 25      | Thoothukudi (Tuticorin)            | 17,800           |
| 26      | Kovilpatti                         | 7,300            |
| 27      | Vellore                            | 35,600           |
| 28      | Ranipet                            | 9,400            |
| 29      | Tirupattur                         | 9,200            |
| 30      | Tiruvannamalai                     | 19,000           |
| 31      | Cheyyar                            | 8,400            |
| 32      | Salem                              | 43,400           |
| 33      | Attur                              | 9,400            |
| 34      | Dharmapuri                         | 21,800           |
| 35      | Krishnagiri                        | 21,500           |
| 36      | Namakkal                           | 16,700           |
| 37      | Erode                              | 27,300           |
| 38      | Tiruppur                           | 26,500           |
| 39      | Coimbatore                         | 83,100           |
| 40      | Nilgiris                           | 10,300           |
| 41      | Chennai                            | 1,45,600         |
| 42      | Kanchipuram                        | 22,400           |
| 43      | Chengalpet                         | 49,700           |
| 44      | Tiruvallur                         | 27,800           |
| 45      | Poonamallee                        | 10,800           |
| 46      | State Vaccine Store                | 1,96,220         |
| Total   |                                    |                  |
|         |                                    | 12,34,920        |

## Annexure - 2

## District - wise details of COVID - 19 vaccination sessions and beneficiaries v ccinated

| S.No.   | District        | Sessions held   | Beneficiaries vaccinated   |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
| 1       | Ariyalur        | 66              | 1, 276                     |
| 2       | Chengalpattu    | 124             | 3, 036                     |
| 3       | Chennai         | 276             | 17, 148                    |
| 4       | Coimbatore      | 70              | 7, 596                     |
| 5       | Cuddalore       | 75              | 1, 705                     |
| 6       | Dharmapuri      | 73              | 3, 022                     |
| 7       | Dindigul        | 95              | 3, 283                     |
| 8       | Erode           | 102             | 3, 011                     |
| 9       | Kallakurichi    | 61              | 1, 014                     |
| 10      | Kanchipuram     | 66              | 2, 275                     |
| 11      | Kanniyakumari   | 77              | 2, 502                     |
| 12      | Karur           | 68              | 2, 180                     |
| 13      | Krishnagiri     | 88              | 3, 126                     |
| 14      | Madurai         | 115             | 5, 923                     |
| 15      | Nagapattinam    | 88              | 912                        |
| 16      | Namakkal        | 58              | 2, 799                     |
| 17      | Perambalur      | 51              | 1, 501                     |
| 18      | Pudukkottai     | 136             | 1, 460                     |
| 19      | Ramanathapuram  | 113             | 1, 715                     |
| 20      | Ranipet         | 53              | 812                        |
| 21      | Salem           | 208             | 11, 791                    |
| 22      | Sivaganga       | 57              | 2, 821                     |
| 23      | Tenkasi         | 71              | 770                        |
| 24      | Thanjavur       | 113             | 4, 418                     |
| 25      | Theni           | 51              | 4, 223                     |
| 26      | The Nilgiris    | 60              | 1, 659                     |
| 27      | Thiruvallur     | 120             | 2, 280                     |
| 28      | Thiruvarur      | 81              | 1, 017                     |
| 29      | Tiruchirappalli | 148             | 4, 326                     |
| 30      | Tirunelveli     | 95              | 2, 442                     |
| 31      | Tirupathur      | 92              | 1, 226                     |
| 32      | Tiruppur        | 108             | 4, 384                     |
| 33      | Tiruvannamalai  | 158             | 2, 532                     |
| 34      | Tuticorin       | 95              | 1, 687                     |
| 35      | Vellore         | 66              | 3, 481                     |
| 36      | Villupuram      | 112             | 1, 743                     |
| 37      | Virudhunagar    | 144             | 3, 649                     |
| Total   | Total           | 3, 634          | 1, 20, 745                 |