PUNE, India “We have seen many deaths in the past months, and so I decided to take Covaxin, and encourage others to come forward and take the Covid-19 vaccination,” said Nandu Krushnarao Satpute, a 35-year-old medicinal practitioner at Aundh Government Hospital in India’s western city of Pune.
“I am completely fine after the shot.”
Synchronized efforts of security personnel, bureaucrats, and doctors, aided with technology, converged on Jan. 16 to start what Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the world’s largest Covid-19 vaccination drive.
Drawing from its experience in large-scale immunizations and elections for the world’s largest democracy, the government involved tens and thousands of officials from across ministries.
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COVID-19 Vaccination: The government has planned to vaccinate around 3 lakh healthcare workers at 2,934 session sites on the first day of the inoculation drive.
Updated: Sat, 16 Jan 2021 08:15 PM IST
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New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: At least 1,91,181 healthcare beneficiaries received COVID-19 jab on Saturday across India, marking it as a historic and biggest COVID-19 vaccination drive launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. About 16,755 total vaccinators involved across India during the COVID vaccination drive. There was no post adverse event reported after the vaccination was administered to the people.
Inoculation not only option, follow health norms: Bengal docs
By IANS| Published: 16th January 2021 11:53 pm IST
Kolkata, Jan 16 : As the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination begun on Saturday, doctors in West Bengal asked the people to continue maintaining the health protocols and hygiene to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
West Bengal’s Health Services Director Ajay Chakraborty while monitoring the vaccination drive across the state said that the inoculation is not the last and only resort, but people should follow all the necessary health protocols and hygiene already enforced in public life after the outbreak of the pandemic early last year.
Vaccination drive begins in Bengal, doc gets 1st shot
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Kolkata: Doctor s of Bidhannagar Sub Divisional Hospital taking Covishield vaccine during covid-19 vaccination drive at Salt Lake subdivision hospital in Kolkata on January 16, 2021 (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Kolkata, Jan 16 : The Covid-19 vaccination drive began in West Bengal on Saturday with a doctor of a private hospital receiving the first shot, while Minister of State for Labour Nirmal Maji was administered the Covishield vaccine at the Kolkata Medical College and Hospital, officials said.
Bengal s Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim told the media that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee personally monitored the vaccination drive across the state.