Many countries have started vaccination drive against corona. The vaccination drive for Covid19 with the vaccine, Covishield, will be launched in Assam. 

The vaccination drive is to start in the Dima Hasao district on January 16, 2021 along with the rest of the country. A media sensitisation on corona  vaccination was organised on Wednesday at the office chamber of the additional chief medical and health officer of the health department at Haflong.

The two vaccination sites have been selected by the state government in Dima Hasao. The vaccination sites are Haflong Civil Hospital and Umrangso Civil Health Centre (CHC). The vaccination drive will be carried out phase-wise. The healthcare workers and employees of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) like Anganwadi workers, supervisors, and Child Development Project Officers (CDPOs) will be vaccinated first.  Two doses of the vaccine, 0.5 ml each, will be administered (intramuscular) in a gap of minimum of 28 days. The health official said, “Even after vaccination, all protocols of corona should be maintained like wearing of mask, frequent hand-washing and physical distancing of 6 feet."

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