The Odisha administration has decided to put a pause on the COVID-19 vaccination drive for the whole of Sunday. The administration stated that they will observe those who were given the vaccine on Saturday.
The administration will start the vaccination drive again from Monday.
“We want to observe those who took the vaccine. From Monday, the vaccination drive will continue till all 3.28 lakh health workers are inoculated,” said Pradipta Mohapatra, the additional chief secretary (health).
With this announcement, Odisha has become the first state to halt the vaccination drive.
On Saturday, Odisha began its vaccination drive at 161 session sites across the state.
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