Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray launched the inoculation drive at a Covid care centre at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai.
MUMBAI: The dean of JJ Hospital in Mumbai, doctors, and former Maharashtra health minister Deepak Sawant were among the first beneficiaries to receive Covid-19 vaccine on the first day of the inoculation drive.
Dr Ranjit Mankeshwar, Dean, JJ Hospital, in Mumbai and Dr Padmaja Saraf received the vaccine shots in Mumbai and at Jalna civil hospital, respectively.
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Healthcare workers In Maharashtra To Be Inoculated Four Days A Week
In the first phase of the inoculation drive that will commence on Saturday, healthcare workers are the beneficiaries. AP/PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-16T08:57:07+05:30 Healthcare workers In Maharashtra To Be Inoculated Four Days A Week outlookindia.com 2021-01-16T09:15:22+05:30
An official said in an statement on Friday, the vaccination of healthcare workers for Covid will be carried out in Maharashtra four days a week to avoid any kind of hinderance in the absence of healthcare workers and other health-related services.
In the first phase of the inoculation drive that will commence on Saturday, healthworkers are the beneficiaries. They will be receive text messages before they are vaccinated.
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A medic administers the first dose of Covishield vaccine to Madhura Patil in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, after the virtual launch of COVID-19 vaccination drive by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at BKC vaccination unit in Mumbai.
The COVID-19 vaccination drive has been temporarily suspended till January 18 in the entire state of Maharashtra due to technical issues with Co-WIN application, informed the State Health Department.
Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray flagged off the much-anticipated Coronavirus vaccination drive, terming it as a revolutionary step , even as thousands of eligible people queued up for their life-saver jab across the state.