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20 ITBP personnel receive COVID-19 vaccine dose at Leh, Ladakh
The first phase of the country-wide rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination drive on Saturday (January 16) will be kickstarted with an address from Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 10.30 am via video conferencing.
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In the fight against Corona, we've set an example for the world at many steps. When countries left their citizens, stuck in China amidst this pandemic, on their own, India stepped up & evacuated not only Indians but also people of other nations under Vande Bharat mission: PM Modi
Today when we take a look at the last year, we realise that we have learnt a lot as a person, a family and as a nation: PM Narendra Modi
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I want to remind people of the country that two doses of the Corona vaccine are very important. Experts have said that there should be a gap of one month between both vaccinations: PM Narendra Modi
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NITI Aayog member Dr VK Paul, who is also the Chairman of the National Expert Group on vaccine implementation for COVID-19, will get vaccinated today.
The guidelines issued by the Union Health Ministry also lists who shall be administered the vaccine doses and under what circumstances one may be excluded:
1. Persons with history of:
-Anaphylactic or allergic reaction to a previous dose of Covid-19 vaccine
-Immediate or delayed-onset anaphylaxis or allergic reaction to vaccine or injectable therapies, pharmaceutical products, food-items etc.2. Pregnancy & lactation:
-Pregnant and lactating women have not been part of any Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial so far. Therefore, women who are pregnant or not sure of their pregnancy; and lactating women should not receive Covid-19 vaccine at this time.The Centre plans to vaccinate nearly 3 crore healthcare workers and the frontline workers followed by those above 50 years and the under-50 population groups with co-morbidities which number to around 27 crore.
As India launches world's largest COVID-19 vaccination drive, this is how clinics, hospitals and medical centres have been prepped up. See pics here
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter saying, "Tomorrow, 16th January, India begins the pan-India rollout of COVID-19 Vaccination drive. The launch will take place at 10:30 AM tomorrow morning."
Vaccination of healthcare workers for COVID-19 will be carried out in Maharashtra four days a week so that health services at hospitals are not hampered due to their absence, an official said on Friday. (PTI)
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The Odisha government is in readiness to vaccinate as many as 16,100 health care workers on Saturday at 161 sites spread across the state, officials said. (PTI)
As India is all set to begin the world's largest COVID-19 immunization program. Here are some FAQs related to the vaccination drive:
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Special Commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) said, "Apart from Victoria Hospital, we have identified 6 other sites for launch of COVID vaccination drive tomorrow. We have sent vaccines to each vaccination site & have sent message to beneficiaries receiving vaccine." (ANI)
The first phase of vaccination will begin at 150 centres in Madhya Pradesh, 4.16 lakh health workers will be vaccinated. In the first week, 57,000 health workers will be vaccinated & 50,000 in the second week: Dr Prabhuram Choudhary, state Health Minister (ANI).
Provisional/temporary contraindications: In these conditions, Covid vaccination is to be deferred for 4-8 weeks after recovery
1. Persons having active symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
2. SARS-CoV-2 patients who have been given SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies or covalescent plasma.
3. Acutely unwell and hospitalised (with or without intensive care) patients due to any illness.Here are the DOs and DON'Ts for COVID-19 vaccine as issued by the Union Health Ministry:
1. Covid-19 vaccine is only for 18 years and above
2. Administration of vaccine should be done with an interval of 14 days
3. Second dose should be of the same vaccine of which the first dose was administered.
4. Interchanging vaccines is not allowed
New Delhi: The first phase of the country-wide rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination drive on Saturday (January 16) was kickstarted with an address from Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 10.30 am via video conferencing.
With a total of 3006 session sites across all States and UTs connected virtually, the coronavirus vaccination program covered the entire length and breadth of the country. Around 100 beneficiaries were vaccinated on Saturday at each of the session sites.
For the COVID-19 vaccination priority groups were identified and health care workers, both in government and private sectors including ICDS (Integrated Child Development Services) workers, will receive the vaccine shot during this phase.
On Friday, Union Minister of Health Harsh Vardhan reviewed preparations for the launch of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination. The minister visited the dedicated COVID Control Room which has been set up at the Nirman Bhawan in Delhi.
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