madurai with intensified doortodoor vaccination also under way alongside mega covid19 vaccination drives in madurai district at least 22 wards in the city are close to achieving 100 vaccination for at least one dose according to corporation officials however officials and healthcare staff said that vaccine hesitancy is still prevalent at the grassroots leveldoortodoor vaccination for those above 18 years had recently begun to ensure better vaccination coverage in both rural and urban areas at all 31 urban primary health centres uphcs in the corporation limits a team is sent every day for doortodoor vaccination in clusters such that areas in one particular ward is concentrated on said a health official in the past week around 1000 of the average 3000 covid19 daily vaccinations were achieved through doortodoor coverage some hamlets and panchayats in rural areas are also close to achieving 100 vaccination meanwhile phc nurses have been providing covid19 vaccination by going doortodoor it is especially challenging now as there is hesitancy and reluctance as we try to convince someone to take the jab because it is not mandatory not everyone cooperates despite being told how it can help keep them safe said a village health nurse all healthcare staff in city and rural areas have been given daily vaccination targetshealthcare workers said that despite awareness campaigns there is some fear of adverse effects of the vaccine few are still insisting on not taking the jab citing misconceptions or what they heard from friends or family perhaps with schools reopening for class i to viii more parents will come forward to get jabbed said a staffer nurses and healthcare workers said that the support of officials from village panchayat local bodies and other departments has been helpful in increasing coverage in madurai district 1957638 have taken the covid19 vaccine as on tuesday