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Gujarat has been among the worst affected by the pandemic. On day one Covishield rolled out at 161 centres in the state and around 12,000 healthcare workers got the first jab.
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Gujrat is widely perceived as the petroleum hub of India, being home to large oil refineries of both private and public sector companies. In terms of ‘Ease of Doing Business’, Gujarat ranks very high compared to other states in the country. The state’s Industrial Policy has been drafted to offer incentives and concessions for investors. Gujarat is among the top six states in terms of revenue. The 2020-21 budget of the state, presented at the state assembly on 26 February, 2020 – a month before the pan-India lockdown – was of a whopping Rs 2,17,287 crore, an increase of Rs 12,472 crore over 2019-20. The pandemic therefore, impacts not just the lives of the people of the state, but the economy and business prospects of a foremost industria
Updated Jan 23, 2021 | 13:06 IST
Gujarat had earlier got 5.34 lakh doses in the first batch on January 12-13. Yesterday, a day when municipal corporations were not expected to run their Covid vaccination, there were more than 11,000 of them. Gujarat districts look to increase vaccination centres, state gets 4.42 lakh doses | Photo Credit: IANS
Ahmedabad: The districts have started increasing vaccination centres. The state government has ordered districts to start planning forward, asking them to measure their capability.
The health department is now going full tilt on Covid vaccination in the state with confidence as Gujarat got an additional 4.42 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine on January 20, taking the total stock so far to 9.76 lakh doses, according to Ahmedabad Mirror.
Updated Jan 21, 2021 | 14:04 IST
357 doses of Covishield vaccine were found to have been wasted from the last vials in the four big cities of Gujarat after two days of the drive. 357 doses of Covid vaccine wasted in four cities of Gujarat, state data yet to come | Photo Credit: AP
Ahmedabad: The state of Gujarat got 5.34 lakh doses of the Astra-Zeneca Covishield vaccine in two batches on January 12 and 13 from Serum Institute of India in Pune.
357 doses of Covishield vaccine were found to have been wasted from the last vials in the four big cities of the state after two days of the drive.
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Updated Jan 18, 2021 | 13:21 IST
The beneficiary list was generated on January 12 at the district-level where they might not have an idea of the ground reality of who would get vaccinated and who won t. More than 80% vaccination target met in Gujarat on first day | Photo Credit: IANS
Ahmedabad: 82% Covid vaccination target was met on Day 1 even as problems on the CoWIN app marred the drive in districts. 13,724 healthcare staff of the targeted 16,100 people was provided the first dose of Covishield vaccine.
The list was generated on January 12 at the district-level where they might not have an idea of the ground reality of who would get vaccinated and who won’t. An official told the Indian Express, “This should have been decentralised to the Primary Health Centre level so that medical officers could take immediate and dynamic decisions on the same.”