PUNE: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) recorded 128% vaccination on Wednesday, the final day of vaccination for the registered healthcare staff as introduced by the civic physique. However, it doesn’t imply that remaining healthcare staff is not going to be administered the vaccine, officers clarified.
The total vaccination in the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) stood at 57%, with the PCMC limits registering 32% turnout as in opposition to 21.5% in the agricultural pockets.
тАЬWe had given the deadline simply to encourage the beneficiaries. It yielded good response. From Thursday, we’ll think about vaccination of remaining registered healthcare staff as per the state and Centre tips,тАЭ stated Ashish Bharati, head of PMCтАЩs well being division. The PMC had appealed to the healthcare staff get vaccinated by February 24.
3 well being staff take a look at +ve after vaccination in PCMC limits
Three healthcare staff from the PCMC limits have examined Covid-19 constructive after taking the primary shot. An announcement from the well being division said that after the primary shot of the vaccine, it takes not less than 8-10 days to develop the antibodies and round 65% of the immunity is generated in the physique. Even after the second dose, it takes round 10-15 days for the antibodies to develop, which give round 70-90% immunity.
(With inputs from Piyush Bhusari)
