Health Workers Refusing Covid Immunisation Now May Lose Free Vaccine Quota: Odisha Govt | OTV News
Bhubaneswar: Health staff presently refusing to take Covid vaccination might lose probability to get Covid-19 vaccine freed from value later, Odisha Health Director Bijay Panigrahi mentioned Tuesday.
“Many health workers have informed us in written that they will not take vaccine as a mark of protest. We appeal them to come forward and get themselves vaccinated so that they would be safe as well as family members. Those who remain absent during the vaccination, will be considered subsequently but, those who refuse to take the vaccine may not get the same free of cost later,” mentioned the Health Director.
Panigrahi additional knowledgeable that the second day of the primary section was profitable. As many as 32,526 well being staff had been immunized in 375 periods in opposition to the federal government goal of 31,902. The authorities achieved 102% goal by vaccinating extra well being staff on Monday, he added.
As many as 192 periods shall be performed on Tuesday to vaccinate 16,261 well being professionals, he identified.
Similarly, 92 periods shall be held on January 20, 436 periods on January 21, 141 periods on January 22, 178 periods on January 23 and 279 periods on January 25.
On Saturday, Covid vaccines had been administered at 161 session websites throughout the state after the roll out of the vaccination initiative whereas the federal government stalled the inoculation drive on Sunday.
It is price mentioning that about 15,000 multipurpose well being staff have refused to take Covid-19 vaccine in protest in opposition to state authorities’s alleged callousness in cadre restructuring and designation change.
The well being staff, below the banner of Odisha State Male and Female Multipurpose Health Workers’/Health Supervisors’ United Association, wore black badges on Friday as a symbolic protest and refused to take the vaccination if their calls for usually are not met.
In a associated growth, the phase-II Covishield vaccines will attain Bhubaneswar by 4 pm right this moment by a particular Spice Jet flight. The vaccines shall be despatched to varied district headquarters in subsequent three days, sources added.
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