URL copied Image Source : PTI
New Delhi: A medic administers the first dose of Covishield vaccine to NITI Aayog member VK Paul, after the virtual launch of COVID-19 vaccination drive by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at AIIMS in New Delhi, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021.
COVID-19 vaccine shots were given to 4,936 healthcare workers across Delhi, on the third scheduled day of the immunisation exercise on Tuesday, the data shared by officials showed. However, the number of people who were vaccinated on Tuesday was only 48 per cent of the targeted figure of 10,125, as per the data.Â
According to sources, 55 people got COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin shots at AIIMS, where only eight healthcare workers had received jabs on Monday.
URL copied Image Source : PTI
New Delhi: Health workers show victory sign after the first dose of Covishield vaccine, following the virtual launch of the COVID-19 vaccination drive by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital in New Delhi, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021.
India on January 16 began its mammoth coronavirus vaccine rollout by administering 207,229 shots on the first day with the help of hundreds of thousands of health workers who were trained and assisted by the UN agencies. Roderico H Ofrin, WHO Representative in India, said, [We] provided technical assistance to the Government of India for the development of operational guidelines and other training materials for state and district programme managers and vaccinators, and establishing tracking and accountability frameworks.
There are strict protocols for storage, transportation, usage of the vaccine: Doctors (Representational)
New Delhi:
A vial of COVID-19 vaccine once opened for inoculation needs to be fully used within four hours, else the remaining doses go waste and need to be destroyed, senior doctors said on Tuesday.
The first batch of Oxford COVID-19 Covishield vaccine had reached Delhi s central storage facility at Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital (RGSSH) on January 12.
The lot of Bharat Biotech-made Covaxin had reached there the next day, which is being used at six sites, including AIIMS and RML Hospital.
RGSSH is also one of the 75 sites where Covishield shots are being administered to doctors, nurses and other beneficiaries. Forty-five shots were given on day one and 20 on day two.
Here are five key reasons why healthcare workers in Delhi are reluctant to take Covid-19 jab
Here are five key reasons why healthcare workers in Delhi are reluctant to take Covid-19 jab
The national capital saw a dip of almost 17 percent in the number of healthcare workers turning up for the coronavirus vaccination on Monday as compared to Saturday (January 16), the first day of the drive. 4,319 healthcare workers were administered the vaccine shot on Saturday.
advertisement
UPDATED: January 20, 2021 21:55 IST
There is an increasing doubt among the healthcare workers related to the Covid-19 vaccine (Picture Credits: India Today/Pankaj Jain)
The national capital saw a dip of almost 17 percent in the number of healthcare workers turning up for the coronavirus vaccination on Monday as compared to Saturday (January 16), the first day of the drive. 4,319 healthcare workers were administered the vaccine shot on Saturday.