2,24,301 beneficiaries get COVID-19 vaccines
India
Published: Monday, January 18, 2021, 9:06 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 18: A total of 2,24,301 beneficiaries have been inoculated with COVID-19 vaccine so far, out of which only 447 adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) were reported, the Union Health Ministry said on day two of the nationwide vaccination drive on Sunday.
Addressing a press briefing, the ministry s Additional Secretary Manohar Agnani said out of the 447 adverse events following immunisation, only three required hospitalisation. Today being Sunday, only six states conducted vaccination drive and in 553 sessions a total of 17,072 beneficiaries were vaccinated, he said.
The six states where the vaccination drive was carried out on Sunday are Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur and Tamil Nadu, he added.
Additional Secretary Dr Manohar Aghnani in Health Ministry s press brief on Sunday. (Photo/ANI) Identify bottlenecks, plan corrective actions : Health Ministry asks States, UTs on day 2 of vaccination drive By Sahil Pandey | Updated: Jan 17, 2021 21:24 IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry held a meeting with all States and UTs on Sunday for a review of progress on the second day of the nationwide vaccination drive and asked them to identify bottlenecks and plan corrective actions.
In a press conference today, the Union Health Ministry has informed that across the country, as many as 2,24,301 beneficiaries were vaccinated.
The Union Health Ministry also revealed that 447 adverse effect cases were reported from the COVID vaccination drive in the last two days out of which 3 beneficiaries were hospitalized.