Vijayawada: Nearly 1.5 lakh healthcare staff have been administered the Covid-19 vaccine in Andhra Pradesh since January 16. Though it was initially planned to conduct the first phase of vaccination up to January 20, this phase will continue till Jan. 29.
Except for two days — holidays on January 24, Sunday, and January 26, Republic Day — the vaccination programme continued uninterrupted.
The authorities maintain that Covishield or Covaxin was given to nearly 1,49,760 persons. Out of these, about 50 persons developed minor adverse reactions following immunization — like fever, body pain, giddiness, headache. It is being ascertained how the death of a 44-year-old ASHA worker occurred at the government hospital in Guntur a few days after taking the vaccine shot. Her pathology and autopsy reports are awaited.
After completion of Covid-19 vaccination on Jan 29, the authorities will give a few days’ gap. Pulse polio vaccination will be taken up at booth level…
