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BJP MPs and Ministers instructed to get vaccinated, 5,176 elderly vaccinated on the first day

Most of the elderly got vaccinated on the first day. 5,176 elderly people over 60 years of age and 1,009 people over 45 years of age with the disease were..

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BJP MPs and Ministers instructed to get vaccinated, 5,176 elderly vaccinated on the first day

In the second phase of Vaccination in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a big initiative towards removing people’s reluctance by getting the vaccine. Now BJP MPs and Ministers have been instructed to get vaccinated in their area. According to the information received from the sources, from Tuesday, the minister will go to his area and start getting the vaccine. Most of the MPs are already in their respective areas due to lack of Parliament. Everyone has also been asked to follow the guidelines issued for vaccination.

1,009 people over 45 years of age get vaccinated

As well as in the country, since Monday, the work of administering the Corona virus vaccine to people above 60 years of age and those above 45 years of age with severe illnesses started. In comparison to health care workers and front line workers, the elders got vaccinated on the very first day. 5,176 elderly people over 60 years of age and 1,009 people over 45 years of age with the disease were vaccinated. A total of 15521 people got vaccinated in one day. It also includes 4296 front line workers and 1,954 health care workers. Only 1 case of mild side effects occurred.

2951 people got the first vaccine with covaxine

A large number of elderly people were seen at many vaccination centers. At 216 centers, 9484 people received the first vaccine vaccine, with 4122 elderly over 60 years of age. At the same time, 786 people above 45 years of age were afflicted with any disease at its centers. At the same time, the second dose of vaccine was also given to 2769 health care workers. A case of side effects occurred at its centers. Whereas 87 centers were targeted to be vaccinated with covaccine. Vaccination at its centers was low. 2951 people took the first vaccine vaccine, including 1054 elderly people over 60 years of age. While 223 people over 45 years of age with the disease got vaccinated at its centers. Here 317 health care workers took the second dose of vaccine.

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937 elderly take their first dose of vaccine

There were no cases of side effects at its centers. The centers in the West District were the most vaccinated elderly. In this district, 937 elderly people took the first dose of vaccine. Vaccination of the elderly in the area of ​​North-East district was zero. Preparations are being made to increase the number of immunization centers to 500 soon.

On the question related to registration, Satyendra Jain said that for vaccination, first of all one has to go to the Co-Win app and register himself. The registration process has been made quite simple, where a person can get their information done and get vaccinated. Also, the time and hospital can also be selected according to their convenience on the Co-Win app.

The vaccine is being made free in government hospitals: Satyendar Jain

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said that Phase III vaccination has started inside Delhi. He said that under this third phase vaccination, patients above the age of 45 years with severe disease are being vaccinated with senior citizens. A total of 192 hospitals have been identified for this vaccination, which includes 136 private and 56 government hospitals. He said that this vaccination is being given completely free of cost in government hospitals. For this, it is mandatory for every person to register themselves on the Co-Win app. At the same time, vaccines are being charged in private hospitals. The fee for vaccination in private hospitals has been fixed at Rs 250.

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The Health Minister said that the Delhi government has included persons above the age of 45 years with some kind of seriously ill with all senior citizens above the age of 60 years in the third phase vaccination. Sick people over the age of 45 years will have to show a doctor’s certificate related to their disease for vaccination. About 12 to 15 lakh people over 60 years of age have been identified under the third phase vaccination. Also, there can be about two to three lakh people over the age of 45-59 suffering from some serious disease.

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