Low turnout for Covid-19 vaccine at SCB Medical College and Hospital on second day

By Express News Service
CUTTACK: The SCB Medical College and Hospital right here on Monday failed to realize its goal of Covid-19 vaccination of well being employees on the second day. Only 415 healthcare employees have been vaccinated on the day.The authorities had focused to vaccinate 1,000 well being personnel. 

Accordingly, that they had additionally elevated the variety of session websites from one to 5 for vaccination. However, the hospital has achieved solely 41.5 per cent goal with a complete 415 well being employees receiving the vaccine. There have been no studies of any side-effects or response throughout vaccination. 

Considering the dearth of response, Collector Bhabani Shankar Chayani had initiated step for vaccination of some retired professors together with eminent heart specialist Prof Dr Hrudananda Mishra, Prof Naba Kishore Patnaik, Ashwini Hospital director Dr Subrat Jena, Dr Maya Gantayat, Dr Sampad Das and Dr. Pradip Mohanty of Sadguru Hospital to construct confidence amongst employees members. 

The second day vaccination drive was carried out at 9 session websites throughout the district. A complete 1,234 healthcare personnel have obtained vaccine together with 200 in Salepur CHC, 100 in Badamba, 103 in Niali, 105 in City Hospital, 415 in SCB MCH, 125 in CDA UCHC, 88 in Jagatpur, 71 in Odia Bazar and 30 in Athagarh SDH.  

No new case in rural Cuttack 

Rural areas of the district recorded no new case of Covid-19 within the final two days. The rural components had reported its first case from Badamba on May 5. With sporadic instances detected over the following three months, highest 595 infections have been reported on September 20. The Covid tally within the district stands at 29,011, together with 16,287 from CMC areas, with 83 lively instances.