write a short on the successful vaccination drive against covid19 in bhutan
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Explained: How Bhutan vaccination outpaced the rest
The vast majority of Bhutan’s first doses were administered at about 1,200 vaccination centers over a weeklong period in late March and early April. That rate was ahead of those of the United Kingdom and the United States, more than seven times that of neighboring India and nearly six times the global average.
Written By Rounak Bagchi , Edited By Explained Desk | Kolkata |
Updated: April 27, 2021 10:24:14 am
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An undated photo provided by the Bhutan Ministry of Health shows a health care worker administering a COVID-19 vaccine in Bhutan. (Bhutan Ministry of Health via The New York Times)
Around 1,200 vaccination centres inoculating over 64% of the country’s adult population with the first shot of a Covid-19 vaccine: This is the secret behind Bhutan’s success of controlling the spread of the virus while major countries are seen scrambling to get more shots into arms.
Bhutan could have become one of the earliest to start a vaccination drive in the world. But the little Himalayan nation, which was given 1.5 lakh doses by India in January, chose to hold off the vaccination programme started till March 27 as Buddhist monks had advised the government that the time before that was not auspicious to start an inoculation drive. It used this delay to register all who needed to be vaccinated and planned a drive that would be fast and effected.