254 more health care workers vaccinated

January 22, 2021 19 Views No Comment

KOHIMA, JANUARY 21 (MExN): 254 health care workers were vaccinated in Nagaland on January 21 bring the total number of vaccinated in the State to 4,224.

A press release from Dr Ritu Thurr, State Immunisation Officer informed that Thursday’s vaccination drive was carried in Kohima and Mon in 9 sessions. It added that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has instructed the State to conduct COVID-19 vaccinations on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays every week to ensure routine immunization activities are carried out on other days.

The press release informed that Kohima and Mon had taken special permission for today’s vaccination drive. It further stated that no adverse events have been reported so far.

Meanwhile, the number of healthcare workers who have received COVID-19 vaccine jabs in the country till the evening of the sixth day of the nationwide immunisation drive has reached 9,99,065 as per provisional reports, Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.

It also said on Thursday, 1,92,581 beneficiaries were vaccinated till 6 pm through vaccination sessions held across 27 states and Union Territories, while adding the final report would be completed by late in the night.

“The cumulative number of healthcare workers vaccinated against COVID-19 has touched 9,99,065 (till 6 pm Wednesday) through 18,159 sessions, as per the provisional report,” Dr Manohar Agnani, additional secretary in the health ministry, said.

As far as adverse event following immunization (AEFI) are concerned, he said there was one hospitalisation in Rajasthan.

“A person who was vaccinated on January 16 and developed intracranial hemorrhage on January 20 has been admitted to Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur in Rajasthan and it is not related to vaccination. Further no death has been reported today,” Agnani said.

The total number of beneficiaries who have been vaccinated on Thursday till 6 pm include 15,507 in Andhra Pradesh, 15,798 in Bihar, 10,266 in Kerala, 16,103 in Karnataka, 7,117 in Madhya Pradesh, 6,497 in Tamil Nadu, 5,128 in Delhi, 12,212 in Gujarat and 7,187 in West Bengal, according to the provisional report.

With enhancements in the CO-WIN software, the additional secretary said creation of more session sites, more sessions per site and change in site location has now been allowed.

Further, planning and scheduling the sessions for the entire week is enabled.

For enhanced safety of the beneficiaries, tagging of contraindications is being enabled in the vaccinator module, Agnani said.
(With PTI inputs)

Source: https://morungexpress.com/254-more-health-care-workers-vaccinated