Goemnkarponn desk
Panaji: The nationwide launch of COVID vaccine is scheduled on January 16, 2021. The State of Goa has received 23500 doses of COVID Vaccine under this programme.
Information reveals that 100 healthcare workers will be given the shots tomorrow during the inaugural programme.
Total seven session sites in Goa will participate on the launch day wherein 100 Health care worker beneficiaries will be vaccinated at Government hospitals namely Goa Medical College, Bambolim, North Goa District Hospital Mapusa, Hospicio Hospital, Margao, Sub District Hospital, Ponda, Sub District Hospital Chicalim and in two private Hospitals namely Manipal Hospital, Dona Paula and Health way Hospital Old Goa as directed by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (GoI), as informed by Department of Information & Publicity.
Covishield and Covaxin, the two Covid-19 vaccines which have received Emergency Use Authorisation (EAU) have been tested on thousands of people and side-effects are negligible, Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog, said.