13,041 persons turn up to get the jab on Day 2
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Only 47.8% beneficiaries who had registered themselves for vaccination towards COVID-19 obtained the vaccine on the second day at 308 session websites throughout the State as of 8.30 p.m. on Sunday, the Health Department mentioned.
Officials deliberate to vaccinate 27,009 beneficiaries at 312 session websites, however solely 13,041 of them obtained the pictures. The remaining didn’t turn up due to varied causes.
Two ‘adverse event’ instances
Two instances of Adverse Event Following Immunisation (AEFI) have been reported in Krishna and Nellore districts.
In East Godavari, 1,959 persons got the vaccine pictures and in Vizianagaram, solely 584 persons obtained the vaccine.
On the first day too, solely 61% of the beneficiaries have been vaccinated. The division had requested the remaining beneficiaries to get themselves vaccinated on Sunday.
The authorities deliberate to administer the vaccine to 100 persons per session website and 32,000 persons in a day throughout the State. There are 3.7 lakh healthcare employees eligible to obtain the vaccine in the first part, and most of them had registered themselves for vaccination.
At current, Covishield vaccine was being administered as the State obtained 3.7 lakh doses. Only 20,000 doses of Covaxin doses have been obtained.
