COVID vaccination from today
   Date :16-Jan-2021

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  • Chhattisgarh Govt receives 3.23 lakh Covishield vaccines
  • More than 5,000 vaccines will be administered on a single day in Raipur
  • Vaccination will begin at 9 am and will continue till 5 pm
THE State is all set to start the COVID vaccination drive from January 16. In the first phase, indigenous vaccine ‘Covaxin’ and Covishield will be administered to priority groups. Over 1,05,27,000 people have been infected by the virus in India so far, and close to 1.52 lakh have died. In Chhattisgarh the total number of Corona positive patient stands at 2.81 lakh and the death figure is at 3,537.
 
On the first day of the launch, only a limited number of people will be administered the vaccine. Sanitary worker Tulsa of Dr BR Ambedkar Memorial Hospital will get the corona vaccine in the capital, along with others on the first day of vaccination launch on Saturday. The launching is being done simultaneously at AIIMS, Raipur, Dr B R Ambedkar Memorial Hospital, MMI, District Hospital, Pandri and Mission Hospital, Tilda.
 
Dr Rajendra Parganiha, Civil Surgeon, Dr P K Gupta and AIIMS Director Dr Nitin M Nagerkar are also in the first list of people to be vaccinated. Vaccination programme is being launched from 97 vaccination centres in State. More than 5,000 vaccines will be administered on a single day in Raipur once the vaccination begins formally. Vaccination will begin at 9 am and will continue till 5 pm.
 
Five centres selected for vaccination in Durg
As a part of the world’s largest vaccination programme in the country, corona virus vaccination will also commence in Durg district from January 16. Initially, health workers and frontline workers are to be vaccinated.
 
In this regard, District Collector Dr Sarveshwar Narendra Bhure addressing the media workshop at the conference hall of Collectorate on Friday informed that five centres have been selected to vaccinate the Corona Warriors. They include, District Hospital, Durg; Sri Shankaracharya Medical College, Junwani; Community Health Centre, Patan; Primary Health Centre, Nagpura and Urban Primary Health Centre, Baikunth Dham, where all the preparation for vaccination is complete. Each centre will have five members which involve verification, online registration, vaccination officer, associate and inspector.
 
While from January 18 to 30 the vaccination procedure to vaccinate Corona Warriors will be done at 13 centres. Vaccination will be done in these centers on Tuesday and Friday and remaining days except government holidays.
Among these 13 centres, District Hospital Durg, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital and Research Centre, Sector-9; Sri Shankaracharya Medical College, Junwani; Chandulal Chandrakar Medical College, Civil Hospital Supela, Community Health Centre, Patan; Community Health Centre, Zhit; Community Health Centre, Dhamdha; Community Health Centre, Ahiwara; Community Health Centre, Kumhari; Community Health Centre, Bori; Community Health Centre, Nikumbh and Community Health Centre, Utai are included.
 
After vaccination, a treatment centre has been set up at each vaccination center keeping in mind any adverse reactions. Duty of doctors has been imposed in all these centres. After vaccination, each person will be kept in observation for half an hour. If no side effect is seen in any way, the person can go home. Dr Bhure said that a total of 10,260 dose vaccines are available in Durg district. The vaccine is completely safe. There are two doses of vaccination. Each dose of vaccine will be given in a gap of 28 days. Initially, the corona warriors are being vaccinated. There is no instruction from the Government of India regarding the vaccination of common people.