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Some are scared to visit hospitals while online consulting is limited to pvt. hospitals
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A non-COVID patient being brought in for admission at GTB Hospital in the Capital on Wednesday.
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Some are scared to visit hospitals while online consulting is limited to pvt. hospitals
Many non-COVID patients have embraced online consultation, but what has made their plight worse is that government hospitals are not venturing into online consultation on a large scale, said doctors in the city.
Furthermore, most hospitals are treating COVID-19 patients, some are now dedicated centres. People are afraid to go to hospitals where COVID-19 patients are also treated, doctors said.
Nearly 8 million Indians vaccinated so far, beneficiaries to receive second dose today
Nearly 8 million Indians vaccinated so far, beneficiaries to receive second dose today
Since the launch of the nationwide mega vaccination drive in India, nearly 8 million people received the first shot of the vaccine dose, the Union Healh Ministry said even as beneficiaries received the second shot of the vaccine on Saturday.
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UPDATED: February 13, 2021 16:59 IST
According to doctors, the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine is required to be given to a beneficiary after a gap of 28 days. (Image for representation: Reuters)
The Covid-19 vaccination drive picked up pace on Saturday as many beneficiaries, who had received their first shots on Day 1 of the exercise four weeks ago (on January 16), turned up to get their second dose.
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Despite testimonies and experience from peers, the vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers has continued. The reason for the hesitancy is absence of medical ritual for adult vaccination in the country. Barring a few exceptions, the vaccines were always administered to children till the Covid-19 pandemic arrived. Now, the introduction of vaccines have generated a lot of curiosity and raised inhibitions, said Chand Wattal, head of Department of Microbiology at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.
The doctor who received his second dose on Saturday urged people to trust science as vaccines are safe.
Around 1.9 lakh healthcare workers are scheduled to receive their booster shots of Covid vaccines on Saturday post a gap of 28 days after receiving the first jab of the two-dose inoculation regimen.
Delhi gears up for full-scale vaccination of frontline workers
Fri, Feb 05 2021 07:32:18 PM
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS): Three weeks into the Covid immunisation drive, Delhi started to vaccinate its frontline workers on a pilot basis since Thursday at select vaccination centres to test the process before rolling it out full scale from Saturday, officials said. The frontline workers were permitted from Thursday, on a pilot basis on some select vaccination booths in each district, as from Saturday, the vaccination of the frontline workers will start on full scale, a senior government official told IANS.
The official also said that the pilot run went smooth and no discrepancy has been found in the mechanism so far.