India has already begun a vaccination drive against corona. Northeastern states have also administrating doses to people. Altogether 2,873 healthcare workers, including doctors, nurses and support staff, were administered corona vaccine Covishield across 11 districts in Nagaland till date. State immunisation officer and spokesperson for Covid19 vaccination, Dr Ritu Thurr on Wednesday said the vaccination was conducted in 36 selected sites, including private hospitals.

Healthcare workers from both public and private facilities were vaccinated without any reported adverse effects. Thurr said all the vaccinated healthcare workers will receive the subsequent second dose of the vaccine after 28 days.

The first phase of vaccination is reserved only for pre-registered healthcare workers as they are at the highest risk of infection and also to reduce transmission to patients while taking care of them. All vaccination sites have been entered in CoWIN portal and all the beneficiaries are verified with photo identity card before receiving the vaccine.

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