Capital set to receive 40,000 doses
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Vaccination sessions at 20 public health institutions
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Vaccination sessions at 20 public health institutions
With yet another batch of COVID-19 vaccine having reached the State, the capital district is set to receive around 40,000 doses that will enable health authorities to overcome vaccine shortage to a certain extent.
However, it is yet to be known if the new batch will be supplied to hospitals early Wednesday. The district administration has currently scheduled vaccination sessions at only 20 public health institutions, of which two – Fort Taluk Hospital and Valiyathura Coastal Speciality Hospital – will provide Covaxin.
Those that will administer Covishield include Government Medical College Hospital, General Hospital, Thycaud Women and Children Hospital, Peroorkada District Model Hospital, Government Ayurveda College Hospital, Pulayanarkotta Chest Diseases Hospital, and SAT Hospital, besides a few ot
Depleting stock may throw vaccination drive out of gear in Thiruvananthapuram
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April 19, 2021 01:00 IST
Only 10,000 Covishield doses left in district’s vaccine store while it needs nearly 35,000 doses a day
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Joining the fight: People wait in queues at the Jimmy George indoor stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday to receive COVID-19 vaccine. Special Arrangement
Only 10,000 Covishield doses left in district’s vaccine store while it needs nearly 35,000 doses a day
The district continued to struggle to keep its COVID-19 vaccination drive on course with only 10,000 Covishield doses left in its vaccine store.
The depleting stock has compelled the district health authorities to restrict its vaccine supply to major public health institutions on Monday.
COVID vaccine dry-run kicks off, Kerala Health Minister says state ready for vaccination drive
The dry-run, aimed to assess the ability of the health system to administer vaccine shots to the selected groups, is being carried out at six centres spreading over four districts in the state.
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Healthcare workers seen holding the COVID-19 vaccine during a dry run at the Peroorkada Governement Hospital on Saturday morning. (Photo | Vincent Pulickal, EPS) By Express News Service
On Saturday, the state became part of the COVID-19 vaccine dry-run being organized at the national level. The dry-run, aimed to assess the ability and readiness of the health system to administer vaccine shots to the selected groups, is being carried out at six centres spreading over four districts in the state.