Vijayawada: Deputy Chief Minister and health minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas announced here on Tuesday that the second phase of Covid-19 vaccination from Wednesday would see frontline workers from panchayat raj, municipal administration and revenue department getting the jab.
He told the media that so far, 5.90 lakh persons have registered for the vaccination via Co-WIN app while 3,181 session sites were ready to give the jabs. Referring to the first phase of the Covid-19 vaccination programme, the DyCM said though they had targeted 3,88,307 healthcare workers for the jabs, so far they could administer it to only 1,89,890. This showed a success rate of 48.90 per cent.
Some doctors and health staff were hesitant about taking the jab, the minister said and added that all those who faced any reactions to the jabs would be taken full care of. Referring to the death of an Asha worker after taking the Covid-19 shot in Guntur, he said Rs 50 lakh was given to her family…