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New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal chairs a review meeting of the preparations made for the Delhi Govt s COVID vaccination rollout plan, in New Delhi.
Authorities at various facilities have said Delhi hospitals are trained to address situations arising out of any adverse effects following the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine dose. The vaccination roll-out is set to begin from Saturday across the country, and 81 sites in Delhi have been chosen for the exercise. These centres, with nearly an even split of government and private hospitals, include six central government facilities - AIIMS, Safdarjung Hospital, RML Hospital, Kalawati Saran Children Hospital and two ESI hospitals.
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Medics at a vaccination centre in Patna. Photo: Moniza Hafizee
Indiaâs vaccination COVID-19 formally began today, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagging off the behemoth effort via video at 11 am.
On January 3, the countryâs drug regulator approved two COVID-19 vaccine candidates for distribution, named Covaxin and Covishield. In the first phase of the vaccination drive, the government plans to inoculate 3 crore frontline workers, by July 2021.
To this end, the government has purchased 5.5 million doses of Covaxin from its maker, Bharat Biotech, and 11 million doses of Covishield from the Serum Institute of India. The following Q&A breaks down what we do and donât know about different aspects of the drive.
The COVID-19 vaccination drive is underway in the national capital with healthcare workers, who were at the forefront of the fight against the pandemic, getting the first shots amid cheers and applause. Manish Kumar, a sanitation worker, became the first person to receive the vaccine at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on Saturday. At the Delhi government-run Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital, 48-year-old nurse Biji Tomy, a native of Kerala, was the first person to get the shot. I am feeling very proud and humbled to be part of this historic moment. We risked our lives and were pained to see so many deaths every day. It is a relief that we have a vaccine against coronavirus now, Tomy told PTI.
A healthcare staff at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital in the national capital, Anivesh Kumar, suffered a mild reaction right after taking the jab of Covid vaccine on Saturday.Vinesh Kumar, a nursing officer at the hospital, .