Tag: Covid Vaccination In Odisha

Concerns have increased as around 29 lakh people haven't yet taken the second dose. Even around 40% of healthcare workers haven't taken the precautionary dose.

The efficacy of Covishield and Covaxin are only 70 to 80 per cent and around 20 per cent of the Covid-19 vaccinated population in Odisha is not developing antibodies, said Ajay Parida, Director of Institute of Life Sciences

While social distancing norms are violated, chaotic and stampede like situations also witnessed at vaccination centre across the State.

Beginning its vaccination drive on January 16 along with other states, Odisha has thus far administered as many as 1,00,25, 629 doses to people under different categories like health care workers, frontline workers, and those above the age of 18.