Coronavirus India Live Updates: Over 15 lakh beneficiaries vaccinated, says Health Ministry

A nurse administers the COVID-19 vaccine to a frontline employee, after the digital launch of the nationwide vaccination drive by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at Max Hospital in New Delhi, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. (PTI File Photo)
From selfie cubicles to particular badges, hospitals in Delhi are going the additional mile to make sure extra healthcare employees come ahead to get the Covid vaccine. In Delhi, 25,762 healthcare employees have been administered the vaccine in 5 days, with 6,967 getting the shot on Saturday — whereas the turnout was gradual on the primary three days, it picked up tempo on Thursday and Saturday after a number of hospitals allowed out-of-turn pictures for healthcare employees. 24 individuals reported AEFI (antagonistic occasion following immunisation).
Dr Ajeet Jain, nodal officer of Covid-19 at Delhi authorities’s Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital, mentioned the administration has been counselling healthcare employees each day to inspire them to return ahead for the vaccination. The hospital, which can be the only storage facility for the vaccine, has up to now inoculated 174 healthcare employees, lowest among the many prime authorities hospitals within the first 4 days. The hospital, nevertheless, noticed 100 vaccinations on Saturday.