Know Who Is Eligible To Take COVID-19 Vaccine – ODISHA BYTES
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Bhubaneswar: As the COVID-19 vaccination drive is about to start tomorrow, the Health and Family Welfare Department has issued pointers as to who all are barred from taking the shot.
Informing in regards to the pointers as determined by the Centre, Health and Family Welfare Department Director and Odisha Vaccine In-charge Bijay Panigrahi stated individuals beneath 18 years, pregnant girls and breastfeeding moms will not be permitted to take the vaccine pictures.
Panigrahi stated pregnant girls and people girls who undecided of their being pregnant and lactating moms is not going to be given the vaccine. Even these unwell and hospitalised for different illnesses will likely be debarred, he added.
Those who’ve been taken another vaccine within the final 14 days is not going to be given the vaccine, Panigrahi stated including vaccination of individuals with lively signs of the coronavirus will likely be deferred for 4 to eight weeks.
Moreover, those that have had allergic response to the earlier dose of the vaccine is not going to be given the second jab, he added.
As said earlier by the Health Ministry, some embrace signs which persons are more likely to expertise after the vaccination are fatigue, fever, physique ache, nausea, vomiting, sweating and chilly and cough.
Allaying fears and worries over the vaccination, DMET Director CBK Mohanty stated it is rather like repetition of different immunisation programmes being carried out since 1985. Only new factor within the drive is registration on CoWIN app. Health employees will obtain messages for vaccination on their mobiles by this night.
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