The first batch of Oxford COVID-19 Covishield vaccine had reached Delhi's central storage facility at Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital (RGSSH) on January 12.
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Covid-19 Vaccination Drive Gets Underway in Delhi on Day Two; Over 4,000 Healthcare Workers Inoculated
A medic administers the first dose of Covishield vaccine to a frontline worker in the presence of Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, after the virtual launch of COVID-19 vaccination drive by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at AIIMS in New Delhi, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. (PTI Photo)
The immunisation drive in Delhi was formally kicked off on Saturday by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from the LNJP Hospital, the state-run facility which offered yeoman service during the pandemic last year.
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The vaccine will be administered on four scheduled days of the week — Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday After administering shots to over 4,300 healthcare workers on the first day on Saturday, Covid-19 vaccination teams across the national capital started to give vaccines to more medical staff at various hospitals on Monday.
Officials said that the vaccination drive started at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital at 10 am. The immunisation drive in Delhi was formally kicked off on Saturday by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from the LNJP Hospital, the state-run facility which offered yeoman service during the pandemic last year.
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In Delhi, the COVID-19 vaccine rollout will span across 11 districts at 81 centres.
As many as six central government hospitals - AIIMS, Safdarjung Hospital, RML Hospital, Kalawati Saran Children Hospital and two ESI hospitals - are part of the vaccine drive.
Private facilities Max Hospital, Fortis Hospital, Apollo Hospital and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital are also part of the country-wide vaccine rollout.
New Delhi: As the nation-wide coronavirus
COVID-19 vaccination drive kicked-off on January 16, 2021, the All India Medical Institute (AIIMS) director Dr Randeep Guleria received a dose of the vaccine at the hospital in the presence of Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.
Updated Jan 16, 2021 | 17:23 IST
The Resident Doctors' Association (RDA) of the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital rejected Covaxin and requested the medical superintendent to vaccinate them with Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield. Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield
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'Covaxin manufactured by Bharat Biotech is being preferred in our hospital over Covishield manufactured by Serum Institute'
'The residents are a bit apprehensive about the lack of complete trial in case of Covaxin'
'We request you to vaccinate us with Covishield which has completed all stages of trial before its roll-out'
New Delhi: Rejecting Covaxin due to ‘lack of complete trial’, resident doctors of Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital requested the medical superintendent to vaccinate them with Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield.
The Resident Doctors Association of the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi on Saturday requested the medical superintendent to vaccinate them with Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield
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New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal chairs a review meeting of the preparations made for the Delhi Govt's COVID vaccination rollout plan, in New Delhi.
Authorities at various facilities have said Delhi hospitals are trained to address situations arising out of any adverse effects following the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine dose. The vaccination roll-out is set to begin from Saturday across the country, and 81 sites in Delhi have been chosen for the exercise. These centres, with nearly an even split of government and private hospitals, include six central government facilities - AIIMS, Safdarjung Hospital, RML Hospital, Kalawati Saran Children Hospital and two ESI hospitals.