Tribune News Service
Patiala, January 18
After poor response on the first day of the Covishield vaccine rollout, healthcare workers came out in large numbers to get inoculated today. As many as 168 healthcare workers were vaccinated at Government Rajindra Hospital, Mata Kaushalya and Rajpura Civil Hospital today. Only 62 persons were vaccinated at these centres yesterday.
Around 79 frontline health workers, including Medical Superintendent HS Rekhi, were given vaccine at Government Rajindra Hospital while 52 workers got the dose at Government Mata Kaushalya Hospital.
Dr BS Sidhu, former GMC Principal, also got vaccinated today. District epidemiologist Sumeet Singh was also inoculated.
Civil Surgeon Satinder Singh, who got vaccinated on Saturday, said, “There are no side effects of the vaccine even after 24 hours. Healthcare workers should come forward for vaccination.”
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