<span style="color: #222222;">In Odisha, 21 thousand 400 health care and frontline workers were vaccinated yesterday in 207 session sites across the state. While more than 17 thousand of those who received the jabs were frontline workers, the rest 3,873 where health care workers. AIR correspondent reports that the first Phase of COVID-19 vaccination that began in the state on the 16th of January last along with the nationwide roll out of the drive, was targeted to be completed by the 10th of February.<br />''<br />''However, given the fact that only 2.73 lakh out of the total 3.38 lakh registered health care workers have so far been innoculated, the government has extended the deadline till tomorrow so as to cover the rest of the health care workers.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the state is gearing up for the second round vaccination from the 15th this month which will see the administration of the second shots of vaccines to the beneficiaries- all health care workers.</span><br />