Covid-19 Vaccination At CHCs 3 Days A Week: Odisha Health Dept | OTV News
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Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 vaccination can be carried out at Community Health Centres (CHCs) throughout Odisha solely three days per week, knowledgeable State Health and Family Welfare division director Bijay Panigrahi on Friday.
Speaking to reporters right here Panigrahi mentioned, “After discussions with the Central government, we have decided to carry out vaccination at Community Health Centres (CHC) on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday every week. There will be no vaccination on Sunday.”
“Similarly at government and private medical colleges, the immunisation drive will be carried out every day except holidays,” Panigrahi added.
“Today we have planned 150 sessions and set a target to vaccinate 13,155 health workers,” Panigrahi said, including that, “Odisha will receive 1,49,760 Covaxin doses within a week which will be used in Bhubaneswar only.”
Sharing particulars on Thursday’s vaccination, the Health division director mentioned, “As per the plans, 44,880 health workers were vaccinated in 436 sessions yesterday, while as many as 20 districts reported 100 per cent vaccination. Till 21 January, 1,13,623 health workers have been immunised.”
“Capital City Bhubaneswar Thursday notched up an impressive rate of 186 per cent vaccination as against a rate of 118 per cent Wednesday. As against the target of 600, a total of 1,113 had taken the jab yesterday,” he added.
Asked about unintended effects of the vaccination he mentioned, “Two persons from Bargarh, one from Khordha and one from Jagatsinghpur experienced mild reactions after taking the vaccine jab. However, their health conditions are stable now.”
(Edited By Suryakant Jena)
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