PM Modi to launch Covid vaccination drive, photographs for 3 lakh healthcare staff on day 1

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is prefer to work together with healthcare staff who would obtain the COVID-19 vaccine shot on January 16, when the nationwide vaccination drive towards the virus will probably be launched.
At least 60 hospitals throughout the nation together with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi have been directed to arrange for video conferencing facility at their respective hospitals.
“The Health Ministry has given instructions to be ready with the video conferencing facility. Around 100 healthcare beneficiaries would receive the vaccine shot against coronavirus here at AIIMS. It includes- faculty, resident doctors, nurses, and paramedics staff,” a senior physician from AIIMS instructed ANI on anonymity.

“We have created a vaccination centre at the new OPD block on the 8th floor at EHS OPD. All the 100 beneficiaries will receive a text message on their mobile phone about the details of their vaccination a day prior to the immunisation,” he added.
The Centre has deliberate to vaccinate round 3 lakhs healthcare staff at 2,934 session websites on the primary day of the inoculation.
Two COVID-19 vaccines — Covishield and Covaxin — have been given emergency use authorisation after a high-level assembly going by way of established security and immunogenicity by way of a properly prescribed regulatory course of.
These vaccines might value within the vary of Rs 200 to Rs 295 in India.

Earlier within the day, the Union Health Ministry mentioned that the preliminary procurement of 1.65 crore doses of Covishield and Covaxin vaccines have been allotted to all States and Union Territories in line with the proportion of their healthcare staff’ database.
The Ministry mentioned that an preliminary lot of provide of vaccine doses and could be constantly replenished within the weeks to come back.
According to the Health Ministry, the States and Union Territories have additionally been suggested to extend the variety of vaccination session websites that may be operational on daily basis in a progressive method because the vaccination course of stabilizes.

India reported 16,946 new COVID-19 circumstances and 198 deaths within the final 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry mentioned on Thursday. The general caseload within the nation has reached 1,05,12,093, together with 2,13,603 lively circumstances.
With 17,652 discharges within the final 24 hours, the cumulative recoveries reached 1,01,46,763. The loss of life toll has gone as much as 1,51,727.