More than 7,000 frontline healthcare workers completed their two-dose vaccination program when the country began administering the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on Saturday.

In India, Covishield from Serum Institute and Covaxin from Bharat Biotech have the same course and schedule: two doses scheduled to be administered four weeks apart.

The launch of the vaccine began 28 days ago, and the two lakh beneficiaries who received the first injection on day 1 will receive the second dose. According to official data, 7,668 health workers received the second dose on Saturday. The country hit the 80 lakh mark on the 28th: ​​59,35,275 health workers (PS) and 21,17,179 front-line workers (PDA) have been inoculated.

The Indian regulator has said that the second dose of the vaccine can be administered in a period of four to six weeks. According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 15 states and territories of the Union began administering the second dose on Saturday.

On Saturday, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan presided over a detailed review of the status and progress of the vaccination campaign with all states and UT.

As of Saturday, 12 states and UT have administered the first dose to more than 70 percent of registered TSs. These include Bihar, Lakshadweep, Tripura, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Mizoram, and Sikkim.

The country has reported 27 deaths so far, however, the Center has said they are not attributable to vaccination. “In the last 24 hours, three new deaths have been reported. Of whom, a 38-year-old resident of Harda, Madhya Pradesh, died of a myocardial infarction after 9 days of vaccination. Another is a 35-year-old Panipat resident, Haryana, suffering from pneumonia with acute respiratory distress syndrome, who died after eight days of vaccination. Details of the autopsy are awaited. A 58-year-old resident of Dausa, Rajasthan, collapsed during the service and was taken to hospital dead after receiving the vaccine. Their post-mortem details are also awaited, ”said the Health Ministry.

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