Covid 19 Vaccine India update: The Day 2 of Covid 19 vaccination in India witnessed 17,072 beneficiaries being vaccinated in six states (Image- UNICEF India)Covid 19 Vaccine India update: Covid-19 vaccination in India enters the third day and so far 2.24 lakh individuals have been administered Coronavirus vaccines Covidshield and Covaxin against the highly contagious disease. All states and Union Territories (UTs) won’t hold Covid-19 vaccination today as the Central government has advised them to plan COVID19 vaccination sessions four days a week. Out of the 2.24 lakh Covid-19 vaccine receivers, a total of 447 Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) have been reported on January 16 and January 17. Of these AEFIs, three individuals required hospitalisation.
On January 16, India recorded the highest number of Covid vaccination and the numbers are more than many other countries, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in a statement. The Day 2 of Covid 19 vaccination in India witnessed 17,072 beneficiaries being vaccinated in six states. These states are Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, and Tamil Nadu.
Meanwhile, the Maharashtra government has decided to resume the vaccination drive for Covid-19 in the state from tomorrow. The state could not begin the vaccination drive on Saturday after technical glitches were reported in the application of Co-WIN (Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network) application that has been designed to keep a digital record of the people who have been vaccinated.
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The Covid-19 vaccination drive in India is laying down a vaccine route to healthy India and there is hope that the end of the Covid pandemic is near. India’s Covid 19 vaccination screening strategy for the population with co-morbidities can lead to the detection of non-communicable diseases like diabetes. READ MORE
Mahipal, a 46-year-old health worker, died in Moradabad a day after receiving the coronavirus vaccination. While his family is blaming the death on vaccination, the authorities said that he suffered from cardiac disease, according to a report by PTI. Mahipal was working as a ward boy in the surgical ward of the Moradabad government hospital. He was vaccinated on Saturday. READ MORE
The Covid-19 vaccination drive was is underway at 49 centres across the state in Jharkhand, according to the state health department.
The Covid-19 vaccination drive is underway on the second day in Telangana with the state government making arrangements in 324 centres for the inoculation. Officials said people will be administered Serum Institute's Covishield on Day 2 of the drive also as Biotech's Covaxin is yet to be dispatched to the centres.
The Covid-19 vaccination drive resumed on Monday at 207 sites in West Bengal for mostly frontline workers. However, glitches in the CoWIN portal were reported from several sites impacting the vaccination drive. After which health officials chose to manually complete the process of documentation and allocation.
The Odisha government is planning to increase the number of people getting COVID-19 jabs under the nationwide vaccination drive. For this, the state government has formulated a strategy, according to an official in the know as reported by PTI. On Saturday, the first day of the vaccination drive, 13,980 people were administered Covid-19 vaccines in 161 session sites across the state.
After administering the Covid-19 vaccine to over 4,300 healthcare workers on the opening day, the Delhi government has started to give vaccines to more medical staff at various hospitals on Monday. Officials said that the vaccination drive started at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital at 10 am. The programme was formally kicked off on Saturday by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from the LNJP Hospital.
Leading steel companies in India are drawing up plans to vaccinate their employees across offices and plant sites with the start of the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive, reported news agency PTI. Companies like Tata Steel, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam, however, said they will continue to support the government in the nationwide drive and will wait till vaccines are available for corporates. READ MORE
The Maharashtra government has decided to resume the vaccination drive for Covid-19 in the state from Tuesday. The state could not begin the vaccination drive on Saturday after technical glitches were reported in the application of Co-WIN (Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network) application that has been designed to keep a digital record of the people who have been vaccinated. READ MORE
In the view of board examinations to be conducted this year, the Delhi government gave its go-ahead to schools for resuming classes for Class 10 and Class 12 students in the national capital. Schools and colleges have been closed since March after the coronavirus outbreak in the country. READ MORE
The number of daily Coronavirus cases dropped below 14,000 for the second time this month as the vaccination drive entered third day in the country. As of January 18, India's Covid-19 caseload stood at 1,05,71,773. In the last 24 hours, only 145 deaths were reported, the lowest in around eight months, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Monday. READ MORE
More than 16,000 grassroots level health and sanitation workers are likely to be vaccinated today.
India reports 13,788 new COVID19 cases, 14,457 discharges, and 145 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to details provided by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Total Covid-19 cases are 1,05,71,773 with Active Coronavirus cases stood at 2,08,012. Total discharges stood at 1,02,11,342 as the death toll reached 1,52,419.
An Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) is any unexpected medical occurrence that follows immunization that may not be related to the vaccine or vaccination process. Protocols are in place for reporting, immediate case management at vaccination session site, transportation and hospitalization, and further care of such cases. Protocols are also in place for systematic investigation and causality assessment of serious AEFIs.
Three individuals were hospitalized after receiving Covid-19 vaccines. Of these, one has been discharged from Northern Railway Hospital Delhi, one has been discharged from AIIMS Delhi. However, one was under observation in AIIMS Rishikesh, the Union Health Ministry stated.