The first tribal panchayat in Kerala 's Wayanad district, Noolpuzha, has achieved complete vaccination, state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday said. Noolpuzha, which is home to four primitive tribal groups and is the second-largest tribal populated gram panchayat in the state, is the first tribal panchayat in Kerala to achieve 100% vaccination status. Those who could not reach the camps were given the vaccine directly in the colonies, the Kerala CM said. Among the 7,602 tribal adults who mostly live in Muthanga and inside the forest, 7,352 have already been vaccinated. Those who were Covid-19 positive or on the primary contact list in the past three months did not receive the vaccine, Vijayan said.

Source: Mint August 08, 2021 10:18 UTC