COVID-19 immunisation drive: 14,965 beneficiaries receive vaccine shots in Delhi

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New Delhi: Nearly 15,000 beneficiaries in Delhi have received COVID-19 vaccine shots, officials said.

The overall turnout was about 55% in 268 vaccination centres of the national capital.

The immunisation drive, which started on January 16, has picked up pace in the last one week. On February 13, 1,856 healthcare workers got their second dose after receiving the first shot on the inaugural day of the vaccination drive.

The turnout for the second dose on February 13 was about 43%. On February 15, 14,965 beneficiaries were vaccinated. As many as 4,571 healthcare workers got the first dose and 2,191 the second shot. Also, 8,203 frontline workers got their first jabs on Monday, a senior official in the health department said.

“Seven cases of AEFI (adverse events following immunisation) was reported,” he said.

Under the nationwide mega vaccination drive, a total of 4,319 (53%) healthcare workers, against a target of 8,117, were administered the shots at 81 centres across the city on day one.

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

On February 13, a total of 13,768 beneficiaries received vaccine shots and the second dose began to given to healthcare workers who had received the first jab 28 days ago.

On the second scheduled day after the roll-out of the exercise on January 16, the figures had stood at 3,598 (44% of the target). The sharp fall had come after one severe and 50 minor adverse effect cases were reported, on the opening day of the vaccination drive.

The count on the third scheduled day was much higher, at 4,936 (48%).

“On February 12, as many as 14,843 people were administered the anti-coronavirus vaccine and AEFI (adverse events following immunisation) was reported in seven persons,” a senior official of the Delhi Health Department had said.

Delhi recorded 141 fresh COVID-19 cases and two deaths on Monday, even as the positivity rate stood at 0.36 per cent.

According to the latest health bulletin issued by the Delhi health department, 6,25,158 COVID-19 patients have recovered, been discharged or migrated.