Healthcare workers at Delhi hospital treated with chocolates, cakes after COVID-19 vaccine shots
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NEW DELHI, Jan 16, 2021 (BSS/PTI) – Healthcare workers at a hospital here who received the jab on the first day of India’s massive vaccination drive against COVID-19 were treated with chocolates, cakes and juices after the shots, bringing smiles on the faces of many after initial apprehension.
Some of them recalled the difficult months spent during the coronavirus pandemic.
At the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality hospital (RGSSH), those vaccinated were surprised with these gift hampers.
Dr Ajeet Jain, nodal officer of COVID-19 and cardio surgeon at the hospital, said, “The gift hampers were not pre-planned. It just happened and we are happy that they brought smiles on the faces of volunteers. We will think about whether to continue or not.”
Healthcare workers at Delhi hospital treated with chocolates, cakes, juices after COVID-19 vaccine shots
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Last Updated: Jan 16, 2021, 05:57 PM IST
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Dr Ajeet Jain, nodal officer of COVID-19 and cardio surgeon at the hospital, said, The gift hampers were not pre-planned. It just happened and we are happy that they brought smiles on the faces of volunteers. We will think about whether to continue or not.
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Health workers show victory sign after the first dose of Covishield vaccine, following the virtual launch of the COVID-19 vaccination drive by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital in New Delhi.
Vaccine selection process irks sanitation workers at RGSSH
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They recall spending months away from their loved ones
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They recall spending months away from their loved ones
At Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital, random selection of people to get vaccinated irked a few sanitation workers who were waiting since morning to get the shot on Saturday.
Arun Kumar, who has been posted as a sanitation worker in the flu unit where people are tested for COVID-19, said he and his colleagues were waiting since 7 a.m. but due to some “issue” their names were not in the list on Saturday.