Lok Sabha Question No. 4857 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Vaccination among Children and Adults
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Abhishek Banerjee

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4857 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 ST  MARCH 2023

## VACCINATION AMONG CHILDREN AND ADULTS

## 4857:  SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE:

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

- (a) the extent of up-to-date vaccination among disabled children, and the drivers of vaccine hesitancy and uptake related to childhood routine immunization among the families and care-givers of children with disability in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the extent of up-to-date vaccination among tribal children, and the drivers of vaccine uptake  related  to  routine  childhood  immunization  among  tribal  communities  in  the country, State/UT-wise ;
- (c) the extent of Covid vaccine uptake in both doses, drivers of vaccine hesitancy and uptake related  to  Covid-19  vaccination  amongst  adult  persons  with  disability  or  their  caregivers in the country, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the extent of Covid vaccine uptake in both doses, the drivers of vaccine hesitancy and uptake  related  to  Covid-19  vaccination  amongst  adults  belonging  to  the  tribal communities in the country, State/UT-wise?

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

(a) & (b) Under Universal Immunization programme, immunization services are provided free of cost to around 2.6 crore eligible children, including disabled children and tribal communities. As on 20 th January 2023 95 % children in India are fully immunized for the period between April 2022 to December 2022, as per Health Management Information system (HMIS) data. State/UT wise  details  is  at Annexure I .  The  drivers  of  vaccination  uptake  in  tribal  communities  are  i) coordination with Ministry of Tribal Affairs ii) Immunization session in weekly Haat /Bazar iii) interaction with community leaders iv) Inter Personal Communication through ASHA. The drivers of vaccine hesitancy include (i) lack of awareness of benefit of Immunization (ii) apprehensions of Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) and (iii) refusal for vaccination.

(c) & (d) As on 29 th March 2023, a total of 86.57 crore (92.2%) of eligible adult beneficiaries have received both doses of Covid-19 vaccines including person with disability, care givers of people with disability and persons living in tribal communities. State/UT wise details is at Annexure- II . In order to raise awareness about safety and efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines, to address vaccine hesitancy  and  sustain  vaccine  confidence,  a  communication  strategy  is  in  place  which  is implemented across all State/UTs. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has advised States/UTs to  disseminate  clear,  consistent,  transparent  and  factual  information  to  general  public  to  clear misconceptions and sustain vaccine confidence.

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Annexure I

## The percentage of children fully immunized between April 2022 to December 2022 as on 20th January2023, State/UT wise:

| Sr. No.   | State/UT                                     |   %children fully immunized * |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                  |                          85.7 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                               |                         101.7 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                            |                          83.1 |
| 4         | Assam                                        |                          84.7 |
| 5         | Bihar                                        |                          94.5 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                                   |                         101.7 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                                 |                          95.7 |
| 8         | Delhi                                        |                         103.3 |
| 9         | Goa                                          |                          90.9 |
| 10        | Gujarat                                      |                          92.4 |
| 11        | Haryana                                      |                          95.4 |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh                             |                          89.6 |
| 13        | Jammu& Kashmir                               |                         115.5 |
| 14        | Jharkhand                                    |                          92.4 |
| 15        | Karnataka                                    |                          98.4 |
| 16        | Kerala                                       |                          90.7 |
| 17        | Ladakh                                       |                         101.3 |
| 18        | Lakshadweep                                  |                          88.1 |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh                               |                          93.8 |
| 20        | Maharashtra                                  |                         108   |
| 21        | Manipur                                      |                          79   |
| 22        | Meghalaya                                    |                          95.1 |
| 23        | Mizoram                                      |                          98   |
| 24        | Nagaland                                     |                          61.5 |
| 25        | Odisha                                       |                          88.7 |
| 26        | Puducherry                                   |                          62.7 |
| 27        | Punjab                                       |                          99.9 |
| 28        | Rajasthan                                    |                          78.2 |
| 29        | Sikkim                                       |                          66.4 |
| 30        | Tamil Nadu                                   |                          90.4 |
| 31        | Telangana                                    |                         110.5 |
| 32        | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu |                          52   |
| 33        | Tripura                                      |                          98.3 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                                |                          97.7 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                                  |                          97.2 |
| 36        | West Bengal                                  |                          94.3 |
|           | All India                                    |                          95.1 |

Annexure II Details of adults who have received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine including

## disabled persons, care givers of disabled and tribal communities:

| State/UT-wise coverage of Adults   | State/UT-wise coverage of Adults   | State/UT-wise coverage of Adults   |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| S. No.                             | State/UT                           | No. 2nd dose Number*               |
| 1                                  | A &NIslands                        | 3,20,383                           |
| 2                                  | Andhra Pradesh                     | 4,35,55,630                        |
| 3                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 7,48,505                           |
| 4                                  | Assam                              | 2,05,75,506                        |
| 5                                  | Bihar                              | 5,91,60,110                        |
| 6                                  | Chandigarh                         | 9,20,735                           |
| 7                                  | Chhattisgarh                       | 1,85,37,777                        |
| 8                                  | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                | 3,32,545                           |
| 9                                  | Daman &Diu                         | 2,62,539                           |
| 10                                 | Delhi                              | 1,43,55,374                        |
| 11                                 | Goa                                | 12,24,531                          |
| 12                                 | Gujarat                            | 4,94,47,276                        |
| 13                                 | Haryana                            | 1,87,47,106                        |
| 14                                 | Himachal Pradesh                   | 57,83,625                          |
| 15                                 | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 1,03,88,557                        |
| 16                                 | Jharkhand                          | 1,61,08,723                        |
| 17                                 | Karnataka                          | 5,05,20,474                        |
| 18                                 | Kerala                             | 2,38,01,796                        |
| 19                                 | Ladakh                             | 1,87,094                           |
| 20                                 | Lakshadweep                        | 56,019                             |
| 21                                 | Madhya Pradesh                     | 5,40,60,558                        |
| 22                                 | Maharashtra                        | 7,16,46,674                        |
| 23                                 | Manipur                            | 12,26,328                          |
| 24                                 | Meghalaya                          | 10,25,424                          |
| 25                                 | Mizoram                            | 6,69,572                           |
| 26                                 | Nagaland                           | 6,84,731                           |
| 27                                 | Odisha                             | 2,99,61,000                        |
| 28                                 | Puducherry                         | 8,02,234                           |
| 29                                 | Punjab                             | 1,96,20,097                        |
| 30                                 | Rajasthan                          | 4,65,86,054                        |
| 31                                 | Sikkim                             | 5,09,134                           |
| 32                                 | Tamil Nadu                         | 5,35,30,810                        |
| 33                                 | Telangana                          | 2,90,75,843                        |
| 34                                 | Tripura                            | 23,28,968                          |
| 35                                 | Uttar Pradesh                      | 14,78,66,047                       |
| 36                                 | Uttarakhand                        | 79,49,101                          |
| 37                                 | West Bengal                        | 6,16,05,948                        |

*Data source- CoWIN data (As on 29.03.2023 at  07:00 am)