PUNE: Here in Pune 99.88% of people administered Covishield or Covaxin doses, have not contracted Covid-19 after vaccination, data released on Tuesday by the district health office (DHO) showed. From a total of 63 lakh people who have been vaccinated in the region so far, 7,636 people went on to contract the infection, a mere 0.12%. The data showed that of 46.85 lakh people given one dose, 5,466 tested positive for Covid later. Out of 16 lakh given both doses, only 2,170 people went on to contract the virus. In Pune rural, 3,219 individuals who had got just one jab got Covid and 896 developed symptoms after both doses. In the PMC limits, the virus was detected in 2,162 who had received one jab and in 1,251 who had received both. And in the PCMC areas, which have reported the lowest number of infections among those vaccinated, 65 who had received only the first jab fell sick and 23 tested positive after both shots.

Officials said these figures may be revised later. Ashish Bharati, chief of the PMC’s health department, said the number of people testing positive after vaccination is currently very low. “But we have been instructed to track the vaccinated population since January (the Covid vaccine drive began on January 16). We are working on getting more precise data. Some figures, including the number of deaths after vaccination, may change later, but they will still not be high enough to impact the vaccination drive,” he said.

PCMC commissioner Rajesh Patil, when questioned about the low number of infections among the vaccinated in Pimpri Chinchwad, ruled out underreporting. He said the civic body has deployed all measures to ensure that correct data is displayed. 

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