Odisha gets pat from Centre for ‘remarkable’ vaccination coverage of health care workers

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Jan 28, 2021 at 6:21 PM Updated On : Jan 28, 2021 at 6:26 PM

New Delhi: Odisha received a pat on its back from the Centre today for its performance in inoculating significant number of health care workers (HCWs) to fight against Covid-19 virus since the vaccination drive has been launched across the country.

Secretary of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Rajesh Bhushan informed during a media briefing at National Media Centre, New Delhi that Odisha has ranked second among the States and Union Territories in terms of vaccination coverage of registered health care workers.

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“Odisha is one of the biggest states. It has more HCWs so as the challenges, but despite this, the state’s coverage is remarkable,” added the MoHF&W Secretary. The State vaccinated 50.7% of registered health care workers in last 13 days.

#Odisha is at No.2 in vaccination,with 50% coverage of its healthcare workers. Odisha is one of the biggest states. It has more HCWs so as the challenges, but despite this, the state’s coverage is remarkable:Secretary @MoHFW_INDIA @dpradhanbjp @CMO_Odisha @HFWOdisha @IPR_Odisha pic.twitter.com/cTlOC9yCO8

— PIB in Odisha (@PIBBhubaneswar) January 28, 2021

Lakshadweep was the top performer as it vaccinated 83.4% of its health care workers since January 16, the date when the country-wide vaccination drive was launched.