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According to the Covid vaccination bulletin, the cumulative number of beneficiaries who have received the first dose of Covid vaccine is 5,29,551 individuals

So far, since the launch of Covid vaccination drive for priority age groups on Monday, about 71, 588 persons have received the first dose of Covid vaccine across Telangana.

In 171 State-run vaccination centres, the authorities targeted 9,378 individuals out of which 8,986 were inoculated while in 162 vaccine centres in private hospitals.

The authorities had targeted 7526 individuals at government hospitals out of which 7203 individuals were vaccinated

Second phase of the drive for priority age groups is being taken-up from Monday

In the upcoming round, citizens above 60 years of age, and people above 45 years of age with co-morbidities will be eligible for the vaccination.

"If more vaccines are produced and supplied to private hospitals and nursing homes, more people can be given the shot through mass vaccination in less time," Premji said.

Overall, so far 58 per cent of the healthcare workers from government and private hospitals of the State have received the vaccine.

The prime minister had launched the nationwide inoculation drive on January 16 with over three crore healthcare and frontline workers prioritised to get the jabs initially.

Senior Health Ministry officials who reviewed the implementation of Covid vaccination drive in Telangana on Tuesday, lauded the health department for ensuring efficient roll out of the vaccine with no major hassles.

Out of the 16, 750 beneficiaries planned, 82 per cent i.e. 13, 666 healthcare workers received the vaccine at 324 vaccination centres across all the 33 districts in Telangana.

Overall, the vaccination drive will be conducted in 324 health care facilities with a target of inoculating 16,200 healthcare workers in the State

Minister assured that people need not to panic about vaccine since it was being administered after testing its safety and efficacy.

Staff nurse R Sukanya was administered the first vaccine shot in Sangareddy to mark the launch of immunisation drive

Prime Minister inaugurated the drive by invoking poem of Gurujada Appa Rao.  The first vaccination vials were administered to the sanitation staff.

About 2.8 lakh health workers in TS will receive the vaccine

Schools, besides colleges, to reopen for students of classes 9 and above from Feb 1