On the inaugural day of the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive on (January 16) Saturday, inoculations were done at 81 sites in the national capital Delhi. At least 4,319 healthcare workers received COVID-19 shot against the target of 8,117. Among the vaccine recipient in the city’s hospitals, at least 52 people complained of minor side-effects, while one serious.
While two of these cases were reported from Charak Hospital, another two have been reported from the Northern Railway Central Hospital in the national capital. North Delhi has reported one minor AEFI case while South East Delhi and North West Delhi have reported 5 and 4 AEFI cases, respectively. East Delhi reported 6 cases, Central Delhi 2, South Delhi 11 minor AEFI cases and one severe case, New Delhi 5, South West Delhi 11 and West Delhi reported 6 AEFI cases.
The one vaccine recipient who experienced a severe adverse reaction post-vaccination has now been admitted to the All India Institute of…