Covid vaccine second dose to be administered to healthcare workers from 13 Feb
Noida: A medic administers the dose of COVID-19 vaccine on a beneficiary during the vaccination drive across the country, at a district hospital in Noida,
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The second dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine will be administered to healthcare workers from February 13, the Centre said on Thursday, highlighting that 45 per cent of them have been inoculated so far.
Addressing a press briefing, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said 45,93,427 beneficiaries have been vaccinated against COVID-19 till 1.30 PM on Thursday.
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Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan during a press conference in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo/ANI)
No new COVID-19 cases in 47 districts, no deaths in 251 districts in last 3 weeks ANI | Updated: Feb 04, 2021 16:24 IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): As many as 47 districts have not reported new COVID-19 cases and 251 districts have not reported any COVID-19-related deaths in the last three weeks, said Union Health Ministry on Thursday adding that India s COVID-19 cumulative positivity rate is 5.42 per cent and positivity rate last week was at 1.82 per cent.
Addressing a press conference here, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that the active cases in the country is less than 1.60 lakhs and declining.
The second dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine will be administered to healthcare workers from February 13, the Centre said on Thursday, highlighting that 45 per cent of them have been inoculated so far. Addressing a press briefing, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said 45,93,427 beneficiaries have been vaccinated against COVID-19 till 1.30 PM on Thursday. Thestates and Union Territories that have completed the first dose of vaccination for 50 per cent or more of their healthcare workers are Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tripura, Mizoram, Lakshadweep, Odisha, Kerala, Haryana, Bihar, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. The states and UTs that have covered 30 per cent or less of healthcare workers in the COVID immunization drive till date areSikkim, Ladakh, Tamil Nadu, Jammu and Kashmir, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Puducherry.
COVID-19 vaccination: Healthcare workers to receive second dose from Feb 13
NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr V K Paul said 45 per cent of targeted healthcare workers have been vaccinated so far and by tomorrow almost half of the healthcare workers would be inoculated
PTI | February 4, 2021 | Updated 22:49 IST
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The second dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine will be administered to healthcare workers from February 13, the Centre said on Thursday, highlighting that 45 per cent of them have been inoculated so far.
Addressing a press briefing, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said 45,93,427 beneficiaries have been vaccinated against COVID-19 till 1.30 PM on Thursday.
The states and Union Territories that have completed the first dose of vaccination for 50 per cent or more of their healthcare workers are Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tripura, Mizoram, Lakshadweep, Odisha, Kerala, Haryana, Bihar, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar
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India s COVID-19 positivity rate dips to 5.42 per cent: Health ministry
India s cumulative COVID-19 positivity rate has declined to 5.42 per cent while the weekly positivity rate (last week) was recorded at 1.82 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. Eight states and union territories, which have a weekly positivity rate more than the national average of 1.82 per cent are Kerala ( 11.20 per cent), Chhattisgarh (6.20 per cent), Maharashtra (4. 70 per cent), Goa (4.40 per cent), Nagaland (3.60 per cent), Ladakh (2.90 per cent), Puducherry (2.60 per cent) and Chandigarh (2.10 per cent), Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said at a press briefing. This is certainly a reason for worry. We are continuously being in touch with them. We have also sent central teams to some of these states yesterday, Bhushan said.