Jyoti Bhambure is usually the one dispensing medicine – this week she was at the receiving end, among the first in India’s million-strong force of women health workers to win a COVID-19 vaccine.
Dressed in a bright green sari with a gold border, Bhambure visited the small, rural hospital in western India at the time allotted and said the jab had lifted a weight off her shoulders.
“I no longer fear the coronavirus,” said Bhambure, after getting her initial dose on Tuesday, one of the first tranche of front line workers to win protection in the pandemic.
“We handle children and interact with mothers,” she said. “So I am glad I am vaccinated. I have no fear left in my mind.”
A healthcare worker receives a dose of Covishield vaccine at a school converted into a vaccine centre at Sanand, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. (Reuters)
PUNE: Jyoti Bhambure is usually the one dispensing medicine - this week she was at the receiving end, among the first in India s million-strong force of women health workers to win a Covid-19 vaccine.
Dressed in a bright green sari with a gold border, Bhambure visited the small, rural hospital in western India at the time allotted and said the jab had lifted a weight off her shoulders. I no longer fear the coronavirus, said Bhambure, after getting her initial dose on Tuesday, one of the first tranche of frontline workers to win protection in the pandemic.
In the first five days since the vaccination began, nearly 11 percent of 61 lakh health workers in India have taken a shot of either Covaxin or Covishield.
The people behind the COVID 19 vaccine reaching you
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From a ASHA worker to the keeper of the cold chain, here, the unseen people responsible for the COVID-19 vaccine reaching you
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From a ASHA worker to the keeper of the cold chain, here, the unseen people responsible for the COVID-19 vaccine reaching you
9 am; January 16, 2021. Dr TR John has reason to remember this date and time. The Chief of Medical Service, Aster Medcity, Kochi, was readying to oversee the first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine at the hospital and sensed the beginning of the end of a battle. An Indian Army veteran who served in Jammu and Kashmir for eight years before taking premature retirement, he says, “It felt like just before the launch of an assault on the enemy. This has been a battle after all.”
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An ASHA worker gets first COVID-19 vaccine shot; first phase to be completed by January 20
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The COVID-19 vaccination programme kick-started at the urban PHC in Chinna Waltair, here on Saturday. Immediately after Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered the nation-wide address, A. Sai Lakshmi, an ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) worker, was administered the first Covishield vaccine, followed by Principal of Andhra Medical College and District Special COVID Officer P.V. Sudhakar receiving it.
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The Hindu, both Ms. Sai Lakshmi and Dr. Sudhakar said that they were fine and had no adverse reaction.