Tag: Covid 19 Vaccination

Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 vaccination will be carried out at Community Health Centres (CHCs) across Odisha only three days a week, informed State Health and Family Welfare department director Bijay Panigrahi on Friday. Speaking to reporters here Panigrahi said, “After discussions with the Central government, we have decided not to carry out vaccination at Community Health […]

Bhubaneswar: With the vaccination of over 1.3 lakh healthcare workers as on Friday, Odisha ranked third in the Covid-19 vaccination drive in the country, said the State Health and Family Welfare Department director Bijay Panigrahi on Saturday. The State was on the third spot in the vaccination drive as per the data released by the […]

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Saturday informed that nearly 14 lakh beneficiaries have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in the country, including 3,47,058 in the last 24 hours. According to data released by the ministry, the highest number of 1,84,699 vaccinations in the country has been reported from Karnataka, followed by Andhra Pradesh (1,33,298), […]

Bhubaneswar: As part of the nation-wide COVID-19 vaccination drive, Odisha government has targeted to inoculate all 3.5 lakh healthcare workers across the State by February 10. Health & Family Welfare Director, Bijay Panigrahy on Monday said the State is likely to meet the target of vaccinating 1.92 lakh health workers today as part of the […]

Bhubaneswar: A security guard engaged at Nuapada District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) died on Tuesday, some three days after receiving Covid-19 vaccine, alleged his family members. Identified as Nanikaram Keunt of Dianmunda village in the district, 27-year-old man was reportedly administrated the Covid-19 vaccine on January 23. As per reports, Nanikaram complained of ill health on […]

Bhubaneswar: The second spell of first phase inoculation drive which began in the capital city on January 27, resumed in other parts of the State on Thursday as per the plan of action submitted by the respective districts. Sharing details of the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drive, Health and Family Welfare Director Bijay Panigrahi said that […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday asked the district collectors to ensure 100 per cent coverage of registered healthcare workers in the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drive by February 10. Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra instructed the district collectors to send a clear message that those who do not turn up for vaccination when […]

New Delhi: The Centre on Saturday asked states and Union Territories to augment coverage of beneficiaries receiving vaccination against COVID-19 and increase as well as optimize inoculation sessions per day. The states and UTs have also been asked to start vaccinating frontline workers from the first week of February, the Union Health ministry said in […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has reported less vaccine wastage as compared to the other States, informed Odisha Family and Welfare department director Bijay Panighrahi on Monday. Speaking to reporters here, Panigharahi said, “Once a vial is opened, the vaccine has to be administered to a recipient as soon as possible because it gets wasted if not used […]

New Delhi: In the 19 days since the beginning of the country’s Covid-19 vaccination drive, India has inoculated nearly 4.5 million (44,49,552) of its population, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday. The ministry officials also claimed that India has become the fastest country in the world to achieve the 4 million […]

Cuttack: Acting tough on registered health and Anganwadi workers skipping Covid-19 vaccination, the district administration has warned to withhold their salary and other remunerations if they didn’t take the jab by February 10. In a letter to the concerned authorities at the SCB  Medical College and Hospital, Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO), Superintendent of Sishu […]

Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 vaccination drive for the frontline workers has commenced from today across Odisha with senior police officers including DGP and Collectors receiving the jab at specially designated session sites in all districts. DGP Abhay was first among the police officials to get the vaccine shot at a session site at JN Indoor Stadium […]

Cuttack: A day after cautioning healthcare and Anganwadi workers against skipping Covid-19 vaccination with a ‘no vaccine, no salary’ warning, the Cuttack district administration took an U-turn on Saturday and clarified its stance over the official letter saying that there was no intension of cutting the salaries of the violators. Cuttack Collector Bhabani Shankar Chayani, […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will begin Covid-19 vaccination drive for population above 50 years of age from March 1. The announcement was made by Dr Jayant Panda, the Technical Spokesperson of the State Health and Family Welfare Department on Monday. “The State government has decided to inoculate people above 50 years of age from March […]

New Delhi: India has crossed a significant milestone in immunisation against Covid-19 with than 10 million people having been vaccinated, as of Friday, officials said. “In the fight against the global pandemic, as on February 19, till 8 a.m., the cumulative vaccine doses administered to healthcare and frontline workers against Covid-19 in the country have […]