Urban Update January 2021

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Numerograph | COVID - 19 Vaccine

India Begins World’s Largest Vaccination Drive Government of India has begun the largest vaccination drive in the world in its fight against COVID-19. The jabs of two Indian vaccines — Covishield and Covaxin — are being administered to the public as per priorities defined by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Team Urban Update tries to address the various confusions regarding the coronavirus vaccines Compiled by Hitesh Nigam | Editorial Assistant, and Team

FAQs Will COVID-19 vaccines provide long-term protection? It is too early to know if COVID-19 vaccines will provide long-term protection. Additional research is needed to answer this question. However, it’s encouraging that available data suggests that most people who recover from COVID-19 develop an immune response that provides at least some period of protection against re-infection. Chandigarh

Out of the multiple vaccines available, how is one or more vaccine chosen for administration? All the COVID-19 vaccines that receive license will have comparable safety and efficacy. However, it must be ensured that the entire vaccination schedule is completed by only one type of vaccine as different COVID-19 vaccines are not interchangeable

Will COVID-19 vaccine be given to everyone simultaneously? Government of India has selected the priority groups who will be vaccinated, as they are at a higher risk of contracting COVID-19. The first group includes healthcare and frontline workers. The second group to receive COVID-19 vaccine will be persons over 50 years of age and persons under 50 years with comorbidities.

8,830

Goa

18,277

Health-care workers getting vaccinated in Phase-1 Nagaland

19,654

Meghalaya

25,000

Tripura

45,420

Himachal Pradesh

80,000

Uttrakhand

94,000

Assam

150000

Jammu and Kashmir

160000

Punjab

160000

Andhra Pradesh

170000

Haryana

190000

Jharkhand

250000

Chhattisgarh

254000

Delhi

300,000

Odisha

328000

Gujarat

396000

Bihar

439000

Rajasthan

450000

Madhya Pradesh

450000

Tamil Nadu

600000

Karnataka

630524

Maharashtra

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