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Covid vaccination begin at 139 centres in Telangana
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Sat, Jan 16 2021 12:06 IST |
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To jab or not? HCWs scepticism over safety, side-effects of Covid vax (File Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Hyderabad, Jan 16 : Covid vaccination began in Telangana on Saturday with healthcare workers taking first shot at 139 centres across the state.
A female sanitation worker at Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad took the first vaccine in the presence of state health minister Eatala Rajender.
Union Minister of State for Home, G. Kishan Redy, Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar and other officials were present at the formal launch of the programme at Gandhi Hospital.
Ahead of mega vaccine launch a quick look at the dos and don’ts
India
Updated: Friday, January 15, 2021, 19:27 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 15: Ahead of the mega roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine on January 16, the Centre has shared a list of dos and don ts with the State Governments.
The comprehensive fact sheet has been sent out for both the Covishield and Covaxin. The
document containing the dos and don ts lists out various measures to be taking as the vaccination programme begins.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the pan India rollout of COVID-19 vaccination drive on 16th January, 2021 at 10:30 AM via video conferencing. This will be the world s largest vaccination program covering the entire length and breadth of the country.
COVID vaccines COVAXIN and COVISHIELD are safe, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said. Health workers perform a trial run of COVID-19 vaccine delivery system in Ahmedabad
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New Delhi: As the stage is all set for rollout of world s biggest vaccination drive against COVID-19 on Saturday, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that the step is probably the beginning of the end of the coronavirus disease.
India’s exercise to vaccinate its population against COVID19 shall be the largest immunisation drive of the world, Vardhan said. The union minister reiterated that both the indigenously manufactured vaccines, COVISHIELD and COVAXIN, have proven safety and immunogenicity records and are the most important tools to contain the pandemic.