January 20, 2021 8:08 AM

printer

Odisha: Second consignment of Covid vaccine reaches Bhubaneswar

<span style="color: #222222;">In Odisha, the second consignment of Covishield reached the capital Bhubaneswar yesterday from the Serum Institute of India, Pune. The consignment carrying 3'34'500 doses of Covishield.<br />''<br />''Later the vaccines were taken amidst tight security to the State Vaccine Centre for safekeeping and subsequent dispatch to the districts  to roll out  the first phase of the immunization drive.<br />''<br />''AIR  correspondent reports that the 3.34 lakh odd doses of covid vaccines added up with more than 4 lakh doses received earlier, can now provide vaccination cover to all the 3.38 lakh healthcare and frontline workers databased by the state government.<br />''<br />''On the other hand, the state conducted as many as 182 sessions yesterday to vaccinate more than fourteen thousand registered beneficiaries across the vaccination facilities.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the state health department has cautioned those healthcare workers refusing to be vaccinated during the ongoing phase will lose the chance of availing the vaccines free of cost later.<br />''<br />''The caution comes close on the heels of about fifteen thousand multipurpose health workers reportedly refusing vaccination to push for the resolution of their cadre concerns.</span><br />

Most Read
View All arrow-right

No posts found.