Odisha all set for vaccine drive
India
Updated: Saturday, January 16, 2021, 15:22 [IST]
Bubaneswar, Jan 16: The Odisha government is in readiness to vaccinate as many as 16,100 health care workers on Saturday at 161 sites spread across the state, officials said.
The inoculation drive will begin in all the centres as soon as Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches the vaccination programme at 10.30 am on Saturday, a senior health department official said. The vials have already reached all the cold-chain points and a five-member team has been readied to start the vaccination programme at all the places, Prof CBK Mohanty, Director of DMET (Directorate of Medical Education and Training) told reporters here.
161 sites identified in Odisha for vaccine drive: Naveen Patnaik
India
Updated: Tuesday, January 12, 2021, 15:55 [IST]
Bhubaneswar, Jan 12: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that the state has made extensive arrangement for mega vaccination drive for COVID-19, starting from January 16, in all the 162 identified sites.
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Patnaik said, 162 vaccination sites have been identified across districts and necessary infrastructure has been established for this purpose.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik
Health and Family Welfare Minister N K Das said the vaccination drive will be held in all the 30 districts.
The drive will be conducted at medical colleges, government and private hospitals, community health centres and public health centres, he said.