16100 Corona Warriors To Take Vaccine Jab In Odisha Today – ODISHA BYTES

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will kick off its COVID-19 vaccination drive with 16,100 front-line healthcare employees, who will take the jab on Saturday as a part of the nationwide vaccine launch, starting 10.30 am.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually kick start the programme at two centres  – Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar and District Headquarters Hospital, Sundargarh. Post the launch, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will join the 161 vaccination sites via video conferencing,” State Vaccine Nodal Officer Bijaya Kumar Mishra instructed the media.
According to official sources, Odisha has obtained 4.08 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine and 20,000 doses of Covaxin vaccine within the first lot and these have been dispatched to the chilly chain factors within the districts. The phase-I vaccination drive within the state will proceed for a interval of over 12 days.
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The authorities is concentrating on to present the primary shot of the vaccine to 1.92 lakh of the entire 3.38 lakh registered healthcare employees inside per week utilizing the obtainable vials.
“Extensive arrangements have been made for the mega vaccination drive. Necessary infrastructure has been created across districts for this purpose,” Director of Medical Education and Training (DMET) CBK Mohanty was quoted as saying by IANS.
Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Prem Chandra Chaudhary knowledgeable that
In Bhubaneswar, the vaccination can be performed at six-session websites of Capital Hospital, Unit IV-based well being centre, Bhubaneswar department AIIMS, KIIMS and SUM Hospital, BMC Commissioner Prem Chandra Chaudhary knowledgeable.