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Chennai, Oct 28 (PTI): As many as 60 lakh people in Tamil Nadu have not been inoculated and the Health Department has embarked upon measures to identify the people in order to vaccinate them, State Minister Ma Subramanian said on Thursday.
The Minister for Medical and Family Welfare said during the seventh edition of the mass vaccination campaign scheduled for October 30, the department would target the 60 lakh.
"Till date, 70 per cent of the people (in Tamil Nadu) have received first dose of vaccine.
Till date, 5.71 crore vaccinations have been given in the State.
About 13 lakh people are waiting to receive the second dose (Bharat Bitotech"s) Covaxin.
We have requested to expedite release of 10 lakh Covaxin doses by the Centre," he said.