1.90 L VACCINATED ON DAY 1: MINISTRY
No case of post-inoculation hospitalisation reported; PM urges people not to fall prey to propaganda, rumours
NEW DELHI: Over 1.90 lakh beneficiaries were inoculated with COVID-19 jabs at 3,352 session sites across the country on Saturday and no case of post-inoculation hospitalisation has been reported so far, the government said on the first day of India’s massive vaccination drive against the virus.
The COVID-19 vaccination drive was successfully conducted on the first day, Additional Secretary in the Union Health Ministry Manohar Agnani said during a press briefing. Giving an update on COVID-19 vaccination, the health ministry said 3,352 vaccination sessions were held and 1,91,181 beneficiaries vaccinated. A total of 16,755 personnel were involved in organising the sessions, Agnani said. The 11 states and UTs where both Covishield and Covaxin were administered were Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh . Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the vaccination drive while reassuring the country that emergency use authorisation was given to the vaccines only after scientists were convinced of their safety and effectiveness, and urged people to beware of propaganda and rumours.
Sanitation worker Manish Kumar became the first recipient of the vaccination drive at Delhi’s AIIMS, according to the Health Ministry. However, there were delays in uploading of beneficiary lists at some session sites, but apart from minor hiccups, it was a smooth process, the Ministry said.