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Covid-19 Vaccination Begins in Noida, Mahesh Sharma Among First MPs to Get Jab
A health official shows a Covishield vaccine dose, after a consignment of the vaccine arrived from Serum Institute of India, in Tezpur, Friday, Jan. 15,2021. (PTI Photo)
BJP leader and Gautam Buddh Nagar MP Mahesh Sharma, who is also a trained MBBS doctor, got vaccinated at 11 am at his Kailash Hospital in Noida Sector 27, hospital spokesperson V B Joshi told PTI.
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BJP leader and Gautam Buddh Nagar MP Mahesh Sharma on Saturday got vaccinated for coronavirus as a healthcare worker , becoming among the first parliamentarians in India to get inoculated for the infection. Sharma, who is also a trained MBBS doctor, got vaccinated at 11 am at his Kailash Hospital in Noida Sector 27, hospital spokesperson V B Joshi told PTI.
NOIDA/GHAZIABAD: Covid vaccines were transported to four centres in Ghaziabad on Friday for the inaugural day inoculation drive on Saturday. About 400 healthcare workers will be vaccinated between 10am and 4pm. Similarly, in neighbouring Gautam Budh Nagar, vaccines were sent to 13 cold chains from the district vaccine store in Sector 39. From the cold chains, the vaccines will be sent to the designated six centres early on Saturday morning, where about 600 healthcare workers will receive the shots.
Though a government doctor will be deputed at each centre in both the districts to deal with any adverse effects following immunisation (AEFI) cases, Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) in Greater Noida and District Hospital in Noida Sector 30 will be the main centres to deal with any adverse cases. Sharda hospital has also kept a 30-bed ICU ready for the purpose.
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GHAZIABAD/NOIDA: The wait for the Covid vaccine is finally over, with Ghaziabad and Noida receiving consignments of Covishield on Thursday for the first round of vaccinations.
A total of 27,410 doses of Covishield arrived in Ghaziabad from Meerut on Thursday afternoon amidst tight security. Officials said the first batch has 2,741 vials of 10 doses each, which are being stored in the main vaccine store at MMG District Hospital under police vigil.
District magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey and chief medical officer Dr NK Gupta, along with other administrative and health officials, received the vaccine amid clapping and jubilation. The DM made a swastika mark on the ice box in which the vaccine was transported and broke a coconut in front of the vaccine van before the consignment was shifted to the vaccine store located adjacent to the IDSP unit.
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Gautam Buddha Nagar MP Mahesh Sharma also chaired a meeting with doctors of the district on the vaccination drive.
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Updated: Jan 14, 2021, 05:45 PM IST
In a first, Member of Parliament from Gautam Buddha Nagar, Dr Mahesh Sharma will be administered the COVID-19 vaccine on January 16 (Saturday). Sharma also chaired a meeting with the doctors of the district on the vaccination drive. Meanwhile, the first consignment the COVID-19 vaccines reached Noida amid tight security on Thursday. Preparations for vaccinations are in full-swing in the district.
As many as eight web booths have been identified for the vaccination drive from 10 am to 5 pm. The eight booths are - Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Sharda Hospital, Child PGI, District Hospital, JayPee Hospital, Fortis Hospital, Reality Hospital and Kailash Hospital. According to the strategy, as many as 100 health workers will be vaccinated i
COVID-19 vaccine dry run done in Noida
Altogether 300 beneficiaries got vaccinated during the mock drill, he added.During the inspection, the DM also instructed the CMO and other officials involved to ensure that the vaccination reaches the centre in time and safely, to have adequate preparation for dealing with any adverse situation, Chauhan said.PTI | Noida | Updated: 05-01-2021 22:33 IST | Created: 05-01-2021 22:33 IST
The dry run for the much-anticipated COVID-19 vaccination was done at six places in Uttar Pradesh s Gautam Buddh Nagar district on Tuesday, officials said. The mock drill for the vaccination was carried out at the Super Speciality Paediatric Hospital & Post Graduate Teaching Institute in Noida Sector 30, the Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) and Sharda Medical College, both in Greater Noida.