Lucknow, March 16 : Strengthening its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, vaccination drive for children between 12 to 14 years of age in Uttar Pradesh started here on Wednesday. On the occasion, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed the special vaccination drive for the children at Civil Hospital in the state capital and also expressed immense satisfaction at the overwhelming response from the target group. “Under the leadership of PM Modi, our country has been fighting the pandemic with complete preparedness. India’s covid-19 management has not only been appreciated globally, but also, has been adopted widely,” said Yogi. Informing about the current Covid-19 situation in Uttar Pradesh, he said, “Effective implementation of the T4 model (Trace-Test-Treat-Tika) has enabled the state to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. At present, the number of active cases has come down to less than 1000. Uttar Pradesh is also leading in terms of conducting Covid-19 tests and vaccination. The state is well-equipped to even deal with a 4th wave.” The state of Uttar Pradesh has so far administered more than 29.54 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine. More than 103 percent of adults have received the first dose, while 82 percent have received both. Similarly, 97 percent of the people with comorbidities and front line workers, including policemen, who are eligible for the ‘precaution doses’ have been vaccinated. Committed to providing protection cover to children in the age group of 15-18, the state of Uttar Pradesh has so far administered vaccine doses to over 1,94,88,920 teens. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister for beginning the vaccination of children in the age group of 12-14, and for taking forward the vaccination drive in a phased manner. As many as 84.64 lakh children in the age category of 12-14 are to be vaccinated for which, availability of vaccines has been ensured in the state. MB ACL1345