panaji it has been two weeks since the vaccination of senior citizens and people aged between 45 and 59 years having comorbidities commenced but the daily average on most days has been below 2500 on some days it was even lesser than 2000 while the health services was targetting vaccinating 3000 to 4000 people per day however 3450 people were vaccinated on fridaynot so satisfactory response to the vaccination drive is owing to lack of community participation and support a health official saidhealth services is hoping the mega vaccination camps planned for monday and tuesday will push the daily average we will have to consider other options if the response of the target population doesnt show improvement by next week the officer saidso far it is only us health services that are actively involved in the vaccination we are yet to receive active help from panchayat members volunteering to bring people in their respective wards for vaccination at the nearest health centre that is the vaccination site he saidtill friday about 28947 senior citizens and 45plus people have been vaccinated in the state the health services has set itself a target to vaccinate 15 lakh 60plus citizens and another 15 lakh in the 4559 age group with comorbidities however if the pace of vaccination does not pick up the health services will take months to achieve its target the officer though admitted that people on their own are not coming forward in expected numbers to get vaccinated the biggest hurdle is that they do not have vehicles to transport people who want to get vaccinated this is true of villages in sattari sanguem or down south while panchayats have also have not shown any initiative so far in this regard he said meanwhile health services has identified six more private hospitals in addition to the 15 private hospitals that will join the drive probably from next week