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PANAJI: The Tika Ustav 3.0 by the state has been receiving enormous response as nearly 1,36, 408 people in the 18-44 category were vaccinated with first dose of Covid-19 vaccine.
As per information by the health department, 18, 662 were vaccinated on day of the Ustav (June 13) , 14,873 people on June 14, 18,505 on June 15, 15,911 on June 16, 14959 on June 17, 16,218 on June 18, 21, 624 on June 29. While 15,656 were vaccinated yesterday.
The Goa government had announced that it will host “Tika Utsav 3.0”, a vaccination festival across the state to inoculate maximum population in the age group of 18 to 44 years against COVID-19.
The state government has held two “Tika Utsavs” in the past involving all panchayats and municipal councils.
CM Sawant had said vaccination centres will be set up in every panchayat and municipal area to ensure that nearly 250 persons are vaccinated every day at each centre during the utsav.
“Seventy five per cent people above 45 years have been vaccinated. As many as 30 per cent people have not taken their first dose yet,” the Goa Chief Minister added.
Sawant further said the opposition parties were “unnecessarily” criticising the Tika Utsavs, when they had been garnering good response from the public.
