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8 million Indians vaccinated so far, beneficiaries to receive second dose today


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New Delhi, Feb 13, 2021:     The Covid-19 vaccination drive picked up pace on Saturday as many beneficiaries, who had received their first shots on Day 1 of the exercise four weeks ago (on January 16), turned up to get their second dose.

 

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The second dose delivery began at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP) as well and over 20 persons had received the second shots by noon, a senior official at the facility was quoted by news agency PTI as saying.

The state-run hospital, currently a partial coronavirus facility, had played a critical role in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in Delhi.

NEARLY 8 MILLION VACCINATED SO FAR

Since the launch of the nationwide mega vaccination drive, nearly 8 million people have received the first shot of the vaccine dose in 28 days, the Union Healh Ministry said on Saturday.

 


Meanwhile, eight states have vaccinated more than 4 lakh beneficiaries each, said the ministry.

According to the health ministry, India’s coronavirus infection tally climbed to 1,08,92,746 with 12,143 new cases in a day.
While 103 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, no Covid-19 death has been reported in 17 states/UTs in the last 24 hours, the ministry said.

SECOND DOSE AFTER 28 DAYS

As per doctors, the second dose is required to be given to a beneficiary after a gap of 28 days.

A senior doctor at the Centre for Chest and Respiratory Illness, BLK Super Speciality Hospital received his second Covid vaccine shot on Saturday, a spokesperson of the hospital said.

A senior doctor at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital was quoted as saying, "We are all geared up for the second dose delivery."


Courtesy:India Today