Covid-19 Vaccine: All 3.5 Lakh Health Workers In Odisha To Get The Jab By February 10

Bhubaneswar: As a part of the nation-wide COVID-19 vaccination drive, Odisha authorities has focused to inoculate all 3.5 lakh healthcare employees throughout the State by February 10.
Health & Family Welfare Director, Bijay Panigrahy on Monday mentioned the State is more likely to meet the goal of vaccinating 1.92 lakh well being employees immediately as a part of the primary section of the drive.
Odisha has emerged as a number one State in Covid-19 vaccination drive with 1.52 lakh complete beneficiaries and three,452.81 vaccinations per million populace up to now, he mentioned.

#Odisha has emerged as a number one State in #COVID19Vaccination drive with 1.5 lakh complete vaccinated beneficiaries & 3452.81 vaccinations per million populace. With all obligatory preparations made in time, the Government has managed the vaccination course of effectively up to now. pic.twitter.com/iLGj0d3on2
— CMO Odisha (@CMO_Odisha) January 24, 2021

According to Panigrahy, the well being employees, who obtained the primary jab of COVID-19 vaccine on January 16, will get the second dose in a mega drive ranging from February 14.
“The vaccination drive will remain suspended on January 26 and will resume again from January 28. We have set a target to vaccinate all the registered health workers by February 10,” mentioned Panigrahy.
Panigrahy additional knowledgeable that as pulse polio immunization drive is scheduled for January 31, February 1 and a couple of, the COVID-19 vaccination drive will likely be suspended for these three days.
“We are anticipating a detailed guideline from the State government for vaccinating the frontline covid warriors which is likely to start soon. As the registration process has reached the final stages, we can know the exact number of frontline covid warriors by tonight,” Panigrahy added.

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