A Review on Current Vaccination Status of COVID-19 in Maharashtra State of India Using GIS.

Coronavirus is spreading globally with an increasing rate of mortality. It is spreading in all state of India with different strains. Maharashtra is one of the most severely impacted states in India, having the highest number of COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) cases. Currently, there is no effective treatment for COVID-19. As social distancing and all other preventive measures are very costly from both social and economic points of view. Therefore, vaccination is now only a critical new tool to make our immune system stronger in the battle against COVID-19. Using geo-visualization tools, this review article aims to investigate the present status of COVID-19 vaccination in Maharashtra, India. The current status is shown through compiled maps of district-wise vaccination by age, vaccination by gender, vaccine category, total vaccination doses, and total vaccination has done in Maharashtra till July 2, 2021. The collected COVID-19 vaccination data is processed for the required results. The special distribution map for a different parameter of the present study has been carried out using Arc GIS software. After processing and combining vaccination and geospatial data, we compiled and generated district-wise graduated colour maps of Maharashtra. This review article briefly covers the Introduction, vaccination and its importance, and district-wise COVID-19 vaccination status of Maharashtra. Some basic advice and suggestions to improve the vaccination rate are also covered. The data and outcomes presented in this review are susceptible to change over time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]