NEW DELHI: Amit Bhandari, 72, who got vaccinated at Nesco Goregaon, Mumbai, on Monday, said he had a major dilemma. His wife, bed-ridden since she suffered from a spine injury two years ago, can’t come to the vaccination centre, leave alone stand in queue to take the shot. “I urge the government to think about those who can’t come to the hospital to get vaccinated. They deserve vaccine protection like everybody else,” he told Sumitra Deb Roy.
S Rao, another Mumbai resident, shared a similar concern about his maternal uncle and aunt. “They are in their mid- and late-80s. Both are too fragile to come to a vaccination centre. Since I don’t have a solution, I haven’t even discussed the topic of vaccination and that the drive has started,” he said. Suresh Kabra said they were in a quandary about a friend’s wife who has recently undergone knee surgery. “We’ve got an appointment for her in a hospital on Tuesday but we’re not sure how to bring her from Malad,” he
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In the three days of vaccination since January 16, a total of 51,650 health workers have been vaccinated
MUMBAI: The third day of Covid-19 vaccination on Wednesday saw an impressive surge in the number of recipients in the state 68% as compared to 52% the previous day mainly due to “walk-in” access to pre-registered healthcare workers, senior government officials-cum-doctors stepping in as ‘motivators’ to take the vaccine and an enthusiastic turnout in the rural areas.
State health officials said that 18,166 recipients about 68% of the healthcare workers scheduled for vaccination on Wednesday had taken the shot, report Sumitra Deb Roy, Malathy Iyer & Bhavika Jain.
The turnout in Mumbai, once India’s worst Covid hotspot, was 52%.
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Compensation if Covaxin causes serious adverse effect
Compensation if Covaxin causes serious adverse effect
BySumitra DebroySumitra Debroy / Updated: Jan 16, 2021, 08:28 IST
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compensation if they suffer a serious adverse event that is proven to be causally related to the vaccine. The compensation was one of the points highlighted on top of the consent form shared with vaccination centres on Friday, reports Sumitra Deb Roy. Vaccination sites at the six central government hospitals in Delhi will give Covaxin.
The form stated that the beneficiaries would be provided care in government-designated and authorised centres or hospitals if they suffered serious after-effects. The issue of liability has been a bone of contention between vaccine-makers and the government, with the former having made demands that it be indemnified against mishaps.
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