KOLKATA: Bengal is leading the 12-14 age-group vaccination drive in India with over 17.9 lakh doses administered, the Union health ministry data updated till Sunday morning indicated. Bengal is followed by Bihar which has administered 15.5 lakh doses in this age-group while Rajasthan is third with 15.4 lakh doses. Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat have all administered over 14 lakh doses in this age-group.
The Bengal government rolled out the inoculation drive for children in 12-14 years age-group on March 21 even though the programme was launched across the country on March 16. The launch of the vaccination drive for kids in the state got delayed as “the administration received the standard operating procedures from the Centre late”, an official said.
