No.335/2021-2022 

The Mizoram State Task Force for COVID-19 Vaccination led by Chairman Pu R. Lalramnghaka, Secretary, H&FW held a meeting at the SAD Conference Hall, MINECO yesterday to discuss the current status of the vaccination drive, various issues faced by the Department at the ground level, and plan of action to further bolster the vaccination drive.

Reporting on the current status of vaccination drive in Mizoram, Pu R. Lalramnghaka, Secretary, H&FW said that the immunization process is underway in a smooth manner, as the State has received sufficient doses of the vaccine from the Centre.

As per reports laid out at the meeting, Mizoram has given out 11,34,309 doses (1^st dose - 6,82,964 and 2^nd dose - 4,51,345) of Covishield vaccine. As per the latest electoral roll, eligible population for the vaccine stands at 7,75,106, and thus first dose coverage is 88.1% and 2^nd dose coverage is 66.1%

Vaccination coverage under the Districts of the H&FW Department are as below:

Aizawl East – first dose 103%, second dose 74%
Aizawl West – first dose 106%, second dose 36%
Lunglei – first dose 88%, second dose 68%
Siaha – first dose 86%, second dose 49%
Champhai – first dose 82%, second dose 66%
Kolasib – first dose 84%, second dose 59%
Serchhip – first dose 86%, second dose 81%
Lawngtlai – first dose 59%, second dose 42%
Mamit – first dose 66%, second dose 57%
 Mizoram – first dose 88%, second dose 66%

Covrage under the 18 – 44 age group is as below:

Aizawl East – first dose 91%, second dose 63%
Aizawl West – first dose 99%, second dose 58%
Lunglei – first dose 80%, second dose 54%
Siaha – first dose 85%, second dose 34%
Champhai – first dose 78%, second dose 50%
Kolasib – first dose 74%, second dose 41%
Serchhip – first dose 73%, second dose 71%
Lawngtlai – first dose 50%, second dose 26%
Mamit – first dose 60%, second dose 42%
 Mizoram – first dose 79%, second dose 53%

Coverage in the 45+ age category is as below:

Aizawl East – first dose 96%, second dose 89%
Aizawl West – first dose 100%, second dose 85%
Lunglei – first dose 83%, second dose 89%
Siaha – first dose 76%, second dose 75%
Champhai – first dose 81%, second dose 89%
Kolasib – first dose 83%, second dose 80%
Serchhip – first dose 83%, second dose 91%
Lawngtlai – first dose 67%, second dose 66%
Mamit – first dose 63%, second dose 77%
 Mizoram – first dose 85%, second dose 85%

The meeting also noted that total dose required to fully vaccinate all eligible citizens is 8,67,247 doses, with the State presently having stock of 5,34,500 doses and subsequent supply expected from the Central Government.

Special vaccination drives are held everyday from Monday to Friday at Dawrpui Multipurpose Hall and Bawngkawn South YMA Hall, and any eligible citizen can walk in to get vaccinated at these sites. 

The Department is also doing a detailed survey of the bedridden and specially abled individuals who have to be administered vaccine at their respective homes. Mobile vaccination teams will be mobilized for this purpose.

The Department had on September received directions from the Central Government to calculate eligible populations based on the ‘Report of the Technical Group on Population Projections for India and its States/UTs 2100 – 2046. On the basis of this report, Mizoram has eligible population of 8,67,000 (18 – 44 at 5,72,000, 45 – 59 at 1,87,000 and 60 above at 1,08,000), an increase of 91,894 persons as compared to the eligible population based on the electoral roll.