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COVID-19 vaccination | Most beneficiaries skipped second dose, reveals government data
As of February 13, only 7,668 out of the over 1,91,000 healthcare workers who had received their first COVID-19 vaccine shot on January 16 – the first day of India’s vaccination drive - turned up for the second dose of the vaccine. February 15, 2021 / 09:31 PM IST
The two coronavirus vaccines that have been cleared for emergency use in India – Covishield and Covaxin – need the second dose to be administered within 28 days of receiving the first.
Data provided by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has revealed that out of the 61,54,894 healthcare workers vaccinated against COVID-19, only 97,732 beneficiaries have been given the second dose so far.
A healthcare worker being administered the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at Bandra Kurla Complex on Monday
MUMBAI: Officials at vaccination centres said that on Monday CoWIN’s software didn’t recognise that beneficiaries eligible for the second dose had already taken the first shot. In a few centres, the software crashed in the beginning of the day and remained sluggish. For many who took the vaccine on Day 1 (January 16), the software flashed that they had not completed 28 days. Even for many who got the second dose, the software generated a provisional certificate stating that this was their first dose.
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Coronavirus News LIVE: Today is the 328th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown to help curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. So far, India has recorded 1,09,04,940 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 1,55,642 deaths.
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Today is the 328th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown to help curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. So far, India has recorded 10,925,710 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 155,813 deaths. A total of 10,633,025 people have recuperated from COVID-19 so far. There are 136,872 active cases in the country as of date, which comprises 1.25 percent of the total caseload, the data stated. India s recovery rate continues to rise and now stands at 97.32 percent. Globally, more than 10.91 crore people have been infected by the coronavirus and 24.07 lakh have died so far. India, along with many countries, has granted emergency use