Ahead of an imminent third wave of Covid-19 in the country, vaccination of pregnant women began in the State on Friday.
The vaccination was underway at 681 session sites across the State. A total of 4.61 lakh Covishield doses and 1.79 lakh Covaxin doses are in stock.
A special feature has been added to the CoWIN portal for vaccination of expectant mothers. The beneficiaries can book slots on the website and receive the shots at nearest vaccination centres.
Approximately, nine lakh pregnant women register themselves every year to get benefits under various schemes, of which 4 lakh beneficiaries would be given the Covid jab in the first phase, informed State Health Director Bijay Panigrahi. Earlier, the ANM, ASHA and Anganwadi Workers and other health workers had been asked to complete training for administration of vaccines on or before July 15.