Covid vaccine 2nd dose to be administered to healthcare workers from 13 Feb

Feb. 4: The 2nd dose of coronavirus vaccine will be administered to healthcare workers from February 13, NITI Aayog member Dr VK Paul said on Thursday. “Only the first dose has been given to them so far,” he added. The vaccination drive began on 16 January and nearly 45 lakh people have received the first COVID-19 vaccine dose since then.

On Thursday, the Union Health Ministry reviewed the novel coronavirus pandemic situation in the country, saying that 47 districts have not reported any new Covid-19 cases in the last 3 weeks in the country.

India on Thursday reached a total of 1,07,90,183 coronavirus cases, with 12,899 new infections being reported in the last 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The country has recorded 17,824 discharges and 107 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total discharges and death toll to 1,04,80,455 and 1,54,703.