As many as 7,120 healthcare workers and 1,964 frontline staff were inoculated. While 7,044 healthcare staff received Covishield, 76 received Covaxin. None of the frontline workers chose Covaxin on Saturday. Of the day’s capacity of 1,100, 1,057 persons — 1,054 healthcare workers and three frontline staff — were vaccinated in Coimbatore. Some of the health unit districts — Aranthangi, Cheyyar, Dindigul, Kanniyakumari, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Tiruvarur and Vellore — had no takers among frontline workers.

Source: The Hindu February 06, 2021 20:53 UTC