Odisha all set to start Covid-19 Vaccinations
Bureau,Odishabarta
Bhubaneswar:Odisha is all set to start Covid-19 vaccinations at 161 centres across 30 districts in Odisha from Saturday.Sources aid. A total of 16,100 healthcare workers would receive the Covid vaccine on the first day of the drive.
The State has received 4.08 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine and 20,000 doses of Covaxin vaccine in the first lot and has dispatched those to the cold chain points in the districts, the officials said.
C B K Mohanty, Director of Medical Education and Training (DMET), said extensive arrangements have been made for the mega vaccination drive for Covid-19. He said all prescribed protocols will be followed while administering the vaccine and necessary infrastructure have been created across districts for this purpose.
On the day of the vaccine launch, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will get connected with two sites in Bhubaneswar and Sundargarh. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will interact with beneficiaries at a particular site in each district.
The Government is targeting to complete the first dose of vaccination of 1.92 lakh healthcare workers within a week using the available vials. The State has 3.38 lakh registered healthcare workers, said an official.
Health and Family Welfare Department Director and Odisha Vaccine In-Charge Bijay Panigrahi said pregnant women and lactating mothers will not be given the vaccine. Those unwell and hospitalised for any other ailment will also be disallowed from taking the jab, as per the Centre’s vaccination guidelines.
Vaccination of people with active symptoms of COVID-19 will be deferred by four to eight weeks, Mishra said. People aged below 18 years and those who have been administered any other vaccine in the last 14 days, will not receive the jab, too.
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