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Inoculating pregnant women: Odisha to wait till workers get trained

The Odisha government asked the district authorities and medical officers to wait for the training of healthcare workers before commencing Covid-19 vaccination of pregnant women

Odisha

Press Trust of India Bhubaneswar

The Odisha government on

Saturday asked the district authorities and medical officers to wait for the training of healthcare workers before commencing COVID-19 vaccination of pregnant women, an official said.

"We received yesterday a letter from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare along with a guidance note on COVID vaccination of pregnant women. The MoHFW communicated that an orientation of all states will be conducted shortly," Additional Chief Secretary (health) PK Mohapatra said in a letter to all district collectors and others,

After that, district-level healthcare personnel will be oriented on the said guidelines, the letter said.

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First Published: Jul 04 2021 | 7:09 AM IST

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