Updated Jan 17, 2021, 11:16 am IST
The State health authorities have set up 332 session sites to administer vaccine to nearly 3.87 healthcare workers in phase-1
Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy watch the vaccination system at the New Government General hospital premises in Vijayawada on Saturday. (DC Image)
Vijayawada: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched the Covid-19 vaccination programme at government general hospital in Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday.
The first dose of Covid-19 vaccine was administered to the safai karmacharini identified as B. Pushpa Kumari followed by a female nurse identified as Ch. Naga Jyothi in the presence of the Chief Minister.
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Sanitation worker administered the first shot in the presence of Chief Minister
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Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy looks on as the first vaccine shot is administered to a sanitation worker at the Government General Hospital in Vijayawada on Saturday.
Sanitation worker administered the first shot in the presence of Chief Minister
Ten months after the first COVID-19 infection was reported in the State in March last, the vaccination drive against the virus began across the State on Saturday.
By 8.30 p.m., over 60% of the beneficiaries were vaccinated. Eight cases of Adverse Event Following Immunisation (AEFI) were also reported.