A total of 171 vaccine sessions have so far held in the state and in them 10514 health workers have received first dose of Covishield
Notwithstanding the decline in enthusiasm among the health workers, the vaccination drive in the state is continuing with planned regularity. On Friday a total of 2308 health workers were vaccinated in 35 vaccine sessions held in all the 13 districts of the state. The chief operations officer (COO) of the state Covid-19 control room, Dr Abhishek Tripathi said that 171 vaccine sessions have so far been held in the state and in them 10514 health workers have received the first dose of the vaccine. On Friday five vaccine sessions were held in Dehradun district and in them 440 workers were vaccinated. In Udham Singh Nagar 241 health workers received the jab of the vaccine in four vaccine sessions. In Almora 118 workers were vaccinated on the day. Similarly 96 health workers in Bageshwar, 183 in Chamoli, 165 in Champawat, 190 in Haridwar, 230 in Nainital, 125 in Pauri, 100 in Pithoragarh, 155 in Rudraprayag, 143 in Tehri and 122 in Uttarkashi were vaccinated on the day.
The second dose of the vaccine would be administered to these recipients on 28th day of the first dose. The health department has directed the Chief Medical Officers (CMO) to ensure that the second dose of vaccine is kept safe for the beneficiaries. The state has so far received two consignments of the Covishield vaccines. In the first lot, 113000 doses were sent to the state while in the second 92500 doses were received. The Covishield vaccine is developed by Oxford University- AstraZeneca and manufactured in India by Serum Institute of India (SII).
Saturday, 23 January 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
