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No side effects of COVID-19 vaccination in Meghalaya, says Health Minister A L Hek

Over 700 health workers have been administered the first dose of COVID vaccine so far in Meghalaya.

ByNNN/Shillong

Updated 18 Jan 2021, 5:49 pm

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Representational image (PHOTO: IFP)

No complaint of side effects from people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in Meghalaya have been reported, Health Minister A L Hek said on Monday.

“So far, not a single complaint is received of any side effects of the vaccine which was administered to health workers across the state,” Hek said.

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Informing that over 700 health workers have been administered the first dose of the vaccine so far in the state, Hek said that the second dose will be given after a period of 28 days.

The minister informed that under the first phase, 32,000 doses will be given to 16,000 health workers.

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“The vaccination drive will continue till we have completed administering the vaccine to all the 16,000 health workers,” he said.

Admitting that there has been a decline in Covid cases, Hek urged the citizens not to be complacent but to take care of themselves. He also informed there have been no cases of patients getting re-infected by the virus in the state.

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Newmai News Network, Shillong, Meghalaya

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