EPS kick starts Covid vaccine drive in Tamil Nadu
January 16, 2021
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A total of 5.36 lakh people will be covered in the State in the first phase Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edapaddi K Palaniswami on Saturday inaugurated the Covid-19 vaccination drive in the State at Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai with Dr K Senthil, President of Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association being the first recipient. Deputy Chief Minister O Paneerselvam and senior cabinet ministers participated in the function.
Speaking to newspersons, Palaniswami said this was a ‘historic occasion’ and lauded the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in leading from the front in rolling out the vaccine. In the first phase the vaccination will be provided to doctors, healthcare staff and frontline workers. To begin with, the vaccine will be done at 166 sites for 100 persons per centre every day. A total of 5.36 lakh people will be covered in the State in the first phase.
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI/CHENNAI: Loud applause and cheers rang out as the first jabs were administered to frontline workers at hospitals and healthcare centres across the country on Saturday at the start of the gargantuan Covid-19 vaccination exercise, hailed as a “momentous” occasion in India s fight against the pandemic. This is the beginning of a final war, said Dr Naveen Thacker, a paediatrician and member of the Gujarat government s task force on coronavirus, after receiving the first vaccine in the state.
Vaccination rooms were decorated with flowers and balloons, the first beneficiaries were welcomed with aarti , garlands and sweets, and people posed with victory signs after receiving the shots as a sense of hope prevailed over the months of anxiety and uncertainty as well as any apprehensions about the vaccines.
While government officials said that no adverse reaction was reported on the first day, reports emerged about cases of adverse reactions in Delhi, Telangana, and Maharashtra.
India Today reported that one severe , and 51 minor cases of adverse reactions after vaccination were reported among health workers in Delhi.
The Indian Express reported that Maharashtra had recorded 14 cases of adverse events, however, none were fatal.
The Indian Express also quoted Telangana public health director G Srinivasa Rao as saying that 11 mild cases of adverse reactions were noted. They experienced pain, giddiness, and sweating, which are the most common in any vaccination program, he reportedly said.
The Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association, after seeking the opinion of independent specialists, has recommended to its members that it is better to opt for Covishield as on date
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The COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.44%.
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A medical staff gives coronavirus vaccine to a man as COVID-19 dry run, in Bhubaneswar.
| Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout
The COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.44%.
India s COVID-19 caseload increased to 1,05,27,683 with 15,590 infections being reported in a day, while recoveries have surged to 1,01,62,738, according to Union health ministry data updated on Friday.
The death toll has increased to 1,51,918 with 191 new fatalities, the data updated at 11 a.m. showed.
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