Cotonavirus | ‘75 volunteers received first dose of Covishield vaccine’
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A complete of 75 volunteers have received the first dose of Covishield, one of the COVID-19 vaccine candidates, as half of the continued trial and can obtain the second dose a month later, Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar stated on Friday.
“We have successfully completed the first round of the Oxford University’s Covishield vaccine trial involving 75 volunteers. They have to receive two doses. We have completed the first dose, and will administer the second dose after a month. Following this, they will be under observation for six months,” he instructed mediapersons throughout the sidelines of the inauguration of a fitness center for well being division workers on the Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services (DMS) campus, Teynampet.
Approval to take up the trial of one other vaccine candidate, COVAXIN, has been obtained and the trial will start, he stated. “Though vaccine trials are under way, the vaccine that we have right now against COVID-19 is wearing masks. We should adhere to norms during the festive season,” he stated.
Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan made a presentation on COVID-19 prevention and management methods in Tamil Nadu throughout a session of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) grouping, he stated.
He spoke on ‘COVID-19 situation analysis in the Indian State Tamil Nadu: learnings and the way forward’ throughout a session on post-pandemic cooperation, making cities extra sustainable, engaging, good and secure as half of the International Municipal BRICS Forum.
Gym for workers
After launching obligatory well being screening for healthcare staff, the division has arrange a fitness center for its workers on the DMS campus at a price of ₹20 lakh.
The Minister stated they had been already conducting a “Fit Health Worker” marketing campaign because the frontline staff of the division had been working round the clock with so much of stress for the final six months. They had been being screened for hypertension, diabetes, oral most cancers, breast most cancers and cervical most cancers. During COVID-19, you will need to keep wholesome, deal with co-morbidities and forestall NCDs (non-communicable illnesses), he stated.
“This is a campaign against NCDs. All staffers are being registered and are being compulsorily screened. This will help in early detection and enable them to lead a healthy life,” he added.
Along with the municipal administration, the division has taken up work to arrange well being parks on the panchayat-union stage, he added. Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan was current on the inauguration.
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