Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has planned COVID-19 vaccination sessions at 393 sites on Friday excluding five districts as the state is facing an acute shortage of Covishield vaccine.
According to reports, there will be no vaccination sessions in the districts of Boudh, Jharsuguda, Koraput, Sambalpur, and Sonepur.
Sources said that the availability of vaccines in the State till 8 PM on April 29 is, Covishield- 1,06,660 and Covaxin- 3,34,500 doses.
While the vaccines required for beneficiaries due for the second dose is 6.3 lakh doses, only 1.1 lakh doses are available, as a result, the inoculation drive for second dose to the 45+ age group is halted. The authorities could not schedule sessions in advance due to vaccine stock shortage.
COVID-19 Vaccination Report, Odisha (29 April 2021)
- Total Active Sites: 288 (of which 61 are Covaxin)
- Total Beneficiaries Vaccinated: 27602
- HCW vaccinated (1st dose): 362 ( 91.6 %)
- HCW vaccinated (2nd dose): 287 ( 94.1 %)
- FLW vaccinated (1st dose): 1558 (95.6 %)
- FLW vaccinated (2nd dose): 268 (90.8 %)
- Age 45 years & above (1st Dose): 12771
- Age 45 years & above (2nd dose): 12356
Cumulative
- HCW (1st dose): 324093 (96.8 %)
- HCW (2nd dose): 272513 (86.7 %)
- FLW (1st dose): 213916 (95.4 %)
- FLW (2nd dose): 159397 (86.9 %)
- Age 45 years & above (1st Dose): 4302094
- Age 45 years & above (2nd dose): 504358
- Total vaccinated till date: 5776371
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