COVID vaccine drive kick starts at 167 sites across Rajasthan

  • | Saturday | 16th January, 2021

The COVID vaccine drive was launched in Rajasthan kick-started across 167 sites across the state. There was enthusiasm among the healthcare workers who are getting the first dose of the vaccine.

The COVID vaccine drive was launched in Rajasthan kick-started across 167 sites across the state. There was enthusiasm among the healthcare workers who are getting the first dose of the vaccine.

Sawai Man Singh medical college principal and controller Dr Sudhir Bhandari got the first shot of vaccine in Jaipur.

Prominent doctors and office-bearers of doctors’ associations got Covid-19 vaccine to encourage other healthcare workers to get vaccinated without fear and confusion. Out of 167 vaccine sites, six sites have been reserved for Covaxin, while the rest of the 161 sites are providing Covishield vaccines. More than 4.5lakh healthcare workers have registered for getting vaccinated through Co-Win software.

Chief minister Ashok Gehlot during a state-level programme organized for the launching of the vaccine, said, “The people who are getting vaccinated will have to continue following the Covid-19 protocol.”

Gehlot while giving examples of the current situation of Covid-19 in the UK said, “We need to remain alert. Vaccination drive will likely to continue for one year. During this period, we need to take precaution after getting vaccines to break the chain of infection,” he said.

Praising the scientists of the country, Gehlot said, “We should feel proud of our scientists who have prepared the vaccine in just eight months by putting in their hard work. A lot of people are confused but they do not need to be confused about vaccines as it has been tested for safety before being launched for vaccination. Our country exports 60% to 80% vaccines to other countries.”

Health minister Raghu Sharma said that the Covid-19 mortality rate is less than 1%. “Mortality rate due to Covid-19 is 0.87%, which is the lowest in the country. We have developed a facility for conducting 67,000 tests per day,” he said.
He added that vaccination has started at 167 sites, where 100 persons will be vaccinated daily and it will continue in the same way for the next two days.


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