‘Knock Every Door’ Campaign

Current Affairs

  •  “Har Ghar Dastak” (Knock Every Door) campaign is scheduled to start soon in districts with low vaccination rates to enthuse and motivate people towards getting their jab.
  • The goal is to cover the entire adult population with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of November.
  • Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya stated that there were more than 10.34 crore people in the country who had missed the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine that they were due to take.
  • He added that adequate vaccine doses were available in the country, and more than 12 crore unutilised doses were available with the States.
  • Dr. Mandaviya urged the States to make regional and local-level plans with all the stakeholders to reduce the number of people with vaccination overdue.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/coronavirus-knock-every-door-campaign-to-boost-second-dose-vaccination/article37200885.ece 

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