Tue. Mar 19th, 2024

New Delhi: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said that a total of 3,81,305 beneficiaries have been vaccinated till Monday through 7,704 sessions.

A total of 1,48,266 beneficiaries were vaccinated till 5 pm today, the third day of nationwide COVID19 vaccination. Final reports would be completed for the day by late tonight.The third day of the massive countrywide COVID-19 vaccination program was also conducted successfully, the ministry said.

An Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) is an unexpected medical occurrence that follows immunization. It may or may not be related to the vaccine or vaccination process.

A total of 580 cases of AEFI have been reported so far. Out of these, seven have required hospitalization. Of the three cases reported from Delhi, two have been discharged whereas once the case with reporting fainting is under observation at Max Hospital, Patparganj, informed the Health Ministry.

The reported case of AEFI in Uttarakhand is stable and under observation at AIIMS, Rishikesh. In Chhattisgarh, one person is under observation at the Govt. Medical College, Rajnandgaon. Of the two cases of AEFI in Karnataka, one is under observation at District Hospital, Chitradurga and the second person is under observation at General Hospital, Challakere, Chitradurga.

Of the two deaths reported, the death of the 52 yr male from Moradabad, UP (who was vaccinated on 16th January and died on the evening of 17 January) is not related to vaccination as per the post mortem report. Death was caused due to cardiopulmonary disease.

The second death was of a male person aged 43 years, resident of Bellary, Karnataka. He was vaccinated on 16 January and died on Monday. The cause of death is an anterior wall infarction with Cardiopulmonary failure.