Bhubaneswar: Odisha, which received 1.5 lakh doses of Covaxin as the first consignment of the state’s own procurement for vaccination of 18-44 year age group, will conduct a trial, symbolic beginning of the drive with a few beneficiaries on Saturday.
The inoculation drive remains suspended on Saturdays and Sundays in view of the weekend shutdown in the urban areas of the state.
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These doses will be used in the areas under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) limits for which slots will be opened on COWIN for sessions to be held from May 3.
A total of 1.93 crore people in the 18-44 age group will get the shots for free as announced by the government.
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