5,907 people vaccinated in Haryana on Day 1

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana health department on Saturday administered the coronavirus vaccine to around 5,907 beneficiaries at 77 immunisation sites across the state. The vaccination target on the first day of the drive was 7,533 people.

ACS, health, Rajeev Arora said “The department achieved over 78% vaccine coverage of the targeted population on the first day.” Gurugram (101% coverage), followed by Palwal (95%) and Ambala (94%) were the leading districts in terms of coverage of targeted population.

The vaccine was later administered to several eminent doctors, including director general health services (DGHS) Dr Suraj Bhan Kamboj, additional DGHS Dr Veena Singh, state Immunisation officer Dr Virender Ahlawat and director, maternal and child health, national health mission Dr. VK Bansal.

Arora said of the 77 immunisation sites, the Civil Dispensary, Sector 4, Panchkula and Government Primary School, Wazirabad, Gurugram, had a two-way connectivity to the Prime Minister’s address.

Health minister Anil Vij said, “Gradually 67 lakh beneficiaries will be administered the vaccine in a phased manner, of which 2.25 lakh healthcare workers will be administered the vaccine in the first phase,’’ Vij said.

The ACS, health, said doctors who had been administered the vaccine were doing fine.

NHM director Prabhjot Singh said the vaccine is not to be administered to pregnant women, lactating mothers and children below 18 years of age. Singh said instructions had been given to refrain from administering the vaccine on immunisation days or during essential health activities such as the pulse-polio drive and on public holidays.

792 health workers vaccinated in Ambala, Yamunanagar

As many as 361 of 400 health workers got the jab in Ambala while 431 of 600 beneficiaries were vaccinated in Yamunanagar. In Yamunanagar, the department had setup six centres for vaccination with a target of 100 doses per day.