The incident, which took place at SMCH, was reported to the health department on January 16
SILCHAR/GUWAHATI: A total of 1,000 doses (100 vials) of Covishield vaccine have got spoiled at the Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH) in Assam’s Cachar district as they were stored at sub-zero temperatures.
The incident, which was reported to the health department in the morning of January 16, came to light only late on Monday night.
Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said probably due to lack of training, the officials concerned could not store the vaccines properly. He added that a team of senior health officials will go to Silchar to review the lapses. The state health department has asked the state cold chain officer to probe into the matter.
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GUWAHATI: The assembly election is around the corner and political parties are worried about lawmakers having criminal records before the crucial battle of ballots.
A report prepared by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Assam Election Watch revealed that at least 15 out of 119 MLAs in Assam have pending criminal cases of which 11 are serious in nature. Of the 15, 7 are from BJP, five from Congress, two from AIUDF and one is an Independent.
The Assam assembly has 126 members in total.
The ADR and Assam Election Watch have analysed the affidavits submitted by 119 of 126 MLAs. Six seats are lying vacant at present and the records of BJP MLA Mansing Rongpi could not be analysed due to lack of clarity in his unclear affidavit on the Election Commission website.
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GUWAHATI: Almost 10 months after Covid-19 forced people to leave in an atmosphere of fear and anxiety, Assam, like the rest of the country, will on Saturday begin a campaign to eliminate the pandemic.
At 10.30 am, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a nationwide vaccination drive against coronavirus. In Assam, vaccination will take place at 65 centres.
Twelve eminent doctors of the state from both government and private sectors will receive the first shots of Covid-19 vaccine at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Saturday morning with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a live witness through a video link.
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GUWAHATI: The Assam government will utilise the contribution of over Rs 100 crore made by people of the state to help the state government combat Covid-19 pandemic to purchase the vaccines for general people if Centre does not bear the entire cost.
State health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the Centre will bear the cost of vaccines required for only the 2.9 lakh registered beneficiaries from two categories health care workers (HCWs) and frontline workers (FLWs) of the state, who will be vaccinated in the first two phases starting from Saturday.
The third phase of vaccination will be for people of 50 years of age and above and those with morbidities of any age. After the completion of the vaccination of these three prioritized groups, vaccination will be carried out for the general people.