Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while addressing a press conference in Lucknow, said that 70 per cent of the people have already taken both the Covid-19 vaccine doses. “All eligible persons of 18 years of age from Uttar Pradesh have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. More than 70 per cent of the people have got both doses of Covid-19 vaccines. 15,38,992 people above 60 years have got precaution dose,” the UP CM said. “1,67,00,281 youths in the age group of 15 to 17 years have taken the first dose. Altogether, 26,48,06,934 doses of vaccine have been given in Uttar Pradesh so far,” he said. UP Assembly elections will be held from February 10 to March 7 in seven phases.