“Vaccine will be available in the open market only when prime targets-people to be vaccinated-are covered and there’s the equivalence of supply-demand. Hopefully, there would be such a situation by year-end or before that. Then there would be a likelihood of vaccine to come to the open market,” Dr. Guleria was quoted as saying by ANI.
Till 8:00 AM today, about 90 lakh healthcare and frontline workers have been inoculated with the Covid-19 vaccine in the nation. As lots of as 89,99,230 vaccine doses have been provided to beneficiaries by way of 1,91,373 sessions. These involve 61,50,922 Healthcare workers (HCWs) (1st dose), 2,76,377 HCWs (2nd dose), and 25,71,931 frontline workers (FLWs) (1st dose), the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare mentioned in a statement.
The second dose of COVID19 vaccination began on February 13, 2021, for these beneficiaries who have completed 28 days following receipt of the initial dose, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare mentioned.
As of February 16, a total of 36 circumstances of hospitalization and 29 circumstances of deaths had been reported from persons who have been vaccinated. Out of the 36 circumstances of hospitalization, 22 had been discharged following therapy. Two are nonetheless beneath therapy and 12 circumstances died. Out of the 29 deaths, 17 deaths are outdoors the hospital whereas 12 deaths are in the hospital, the Union Health Ministry mentioned.