- State home minister Veena George said the government had formed 20 mobile teams to visit the remote tribal hamlets, and houses of 636 bedridden patients in Wayanad to achieve this feat.
Wayanad has become the first district in Kerala to complete the administration of the first dose of vaccine to all above the age of 18 years. State health minister Veena George on Monday appreciated the efforts of the health workers, who were involved in the inoculation process of the targeted population above 18 years of age in the district.
"The Wayanad district of Kerala has completed the first dose vaccine among all the eligible population above the age of 18 years. The specialty of Wayanad district is that it has got a more tribal population and I do appreciate all health workers who were involved in the vaccination process and are still engaged in the process in the best possible way," George told PTI.
The achievement comes ahead of the visit of Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday to review the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) situation in the southern state.