New Delhi:
Delhi Health Minister Satyender Jain mentioned today that there have been 51 circumstances of minor complications reported from the coronavirus vaccine that was rolled out across the nation yesterday. There was a single serious case, exactly where the patient was admitted to the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences.
There have been 51 minor incidents yesterday exactly where there have been some minor complications and 1 was a bit really serious. The serious case was been admitted to AIIMS. Till final evening he was admitted there,” news agency ANI quoted Mr Jain as saying.
“Only a single case in Delhi had to be admitted to the hospital, the remaining 51 did not have to be hospitalised. They have been only observed for a brief though,” the minister mentioned.
The patient admitted in AIIMS is a 22-year-old safety guard who performs at the hospital. He was admitted in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit till final evening and is steady now.
More than 4,000 healthcare workers have been vaccinated in Delhi on Day One. Barring the Centrally-run hospitals like the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, all have been offered Covishield, which is created by the Oxford University with pharma big AstraZeneca, and manufactured by the Serum Institute.
The six Central hospitals have been offered Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, which is nonetheless in trial stage. The country’s drug regulator, though providing clearance to the vaccine, mentioned the vaccine’s use will be in the clinical trial mode, which means all its recipients will be tracked and monitored as if they are in trial.
The WHO defines AEFI or Adverse Events Following immunisation as any untoward healthcare occurrence which follows immunisation and does not necessarily have a causal partnership with the usage of the vaccine.
Delhi had a target of vaccinating 8,117 wellness workers on Day One, but only half the quantity was vaccinated at the 81 internet sites that have been operating across the city.