Health workers receive vaccine in Vellore and nearby districts
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A complete of 42,100 doses had been acquired for the districts Vellore, Tirupathur, Ranipet and Tiruvannamalai
The COVID-19 vaccination programme was performed in Vellore, Tirupathur, Ranipet and Tiruvannamalai districts on Saturday. Hundreds of well being workers acquired vaccinated with Covishield vaccine on the primary day, and all of them acquired a provisional certificates for the vaccination (first dose).
The vaccine was administered in three centres in Ranipet, three in Cheyyar, 5 in Tirupathur, 4 in Vellore and six in Tiruvannamalai districts respectively. The vaccination programme started at 11.30 a.m. in the districts. While 18,600 doses have been allotted for Vellore, 4,400 have been put aside for well being workers in Ranipet. The quantity stands at 4,700 in Tirupathur, 10,000 for Tiruvannamalai and 4,400 in Cheyyar. “We have received a total of 42,100 doses totally and on the first day 100 beneficiaries per centre are supposed to get vaccinated in every district,” stated a senior official from the well being division in Vellore.
S. Thilipan, Chief Medical Officer, Tirupathur Government Hospital, stated that he took the vaccine first in the district. “I did not have any adverse effect. In fact after 30 minutes of observation, I went back to work. There will be some hesitation on the first day as it is a “new vaccine. All the health workers will be vaccinated in a phased manner,” he added.
A provisional certificates for COVID-19 vaccination (1st dose) with title of the beneficiary, Aadhar ID, title of the vaccine, subsequent due date for vaccination and so on. was additionally offered to the beneficiaries.
C. Inbraraj, Resident Medical Officer, Government Vellore Medical faculty, took the primary vaccine in Vellore district. “I was ready to get vaccinated first as I wanted to allay fears about the after-effects of vaccination and hesitancy among other health workers. This is less painful than the Tetanus vaccine and I am perfectly fine now,” he stated.
T. Manivannan, deputy director, well being providers, Vellore stated that the well being workers in the district had been already educated concerning the vaccine. “The dry run helped in the smooth implementation of the programme,” he stated.
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