Assam: District-wise COVID-19 Vaccination Centres in Baksha, Bongaigaon to Tinsukia; Covaxin, Covishield Vaccine FAQs

There are 3,006 session sites across India, where 100 beneficiaries each will be given either of India's two indigenous vaccines, Covaxin or Covishield.

Covid Centres in Guwahati, Assam: With the roll-out of the world's biggest coronavirus vaccine along with rest of India, the Assam government has also kick-started the process of vaccination drive across the 33 districts of the Assam state. Here is the list of session sites identified for COVID-19 Vaccination center launch in Assam:

City-wise COVID Vaccination Centre in Assam						Annexure-2
S.No.	Name of State/UT	Name of district	Name of Session Site	Pin Code	Facility category (Public / Pvt)	Level (Medical colleges / District hospitals / Sub-district hospitals / CHC / PHC-HWC.	Mention "Yes", if site is identified for Video Conferencing
1	Assam	Baksa	Barama PHC	781346	Public	PHC
1		Baksa	Dr Ravi Boro DH	781372	Public	District Hospital
2		Barpeta	Fakruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College &Hospital	781301	Public	Medical College
			Barpeta Civil Hospital	781319	Public	District Hospital
			Barpeta Road BPHC	781331	Public	CHC
3		Biswanath	BiswanathChariali SDCH	784176	Public	Sub-district Hospitals
4		Bongaigaon	Bongaigaon Civil Hospital	783380	Public	District Hospital
4		Bongaigaon	MG model Hospital Model Hospital Manikpur	783390/783391	Public	CHC
5		Cachar	SM Dev Civil Hospital	788004/788005	Public	District Hospital
5		Cachar	Silchar Medical College and Hospital	788010/ 788014	Public	Medical College
6		Charaideo	Sonari SDCH	785690	Public	Sub-district Hospitals
		Chirnag	JSB Civil Hospital	783385	Public	District Hospital
8		Darrang	Mangaldoi District Hospital	784125	Public	District Hospital
8		Darrang	Sipajhar BPHC	784145	Public	CHC
9		Dhemaji	Dhemaji Civil Hospital	787057	Public	District Hospital
9		Dhemaji	Gogamukh BPHC	787034	Public	CHC
10		Dhubri	Dhubri Civil Hospital	783325	Public	District Hospital
10		Dhubri	Gauripur CHC	783339/783331	Public	CHC
11		Dibrugarh	Assam Medical College Hospital	786220	Public	Medical College
11		Dibrugarh	Borbaruah PHC	786001	Public	PHC
12		Dima Hasao	Umrangso CHC	788931	Public	CHC
12		Dima Hasao	Haflong Civil Hospital	788819	Public	District Hospital
13		Goalpara	200 bedded Civil Hospital	783121	Public	District Hospital
13		Goalpara	Solace Hospital and Research Centre Pvt Ltd	783121	Private	Others
14		Golaghat	Golaghat DH	785621	Public	District Hospital
14		Golaghat	Bokakhat BPHC	785612	Public	CHC
15		Hailakandi	S.K. Roy Civil Hospital	788151	Public	District Hospital
16		Hojai	Jugijan BPHC	782429	Public	CHC
16		Hojai	Lanka BPHC	782446	Public	CHC
17		Jorhat	Jorhat MCH	785001	Public	Medical College
17		Jorhat	Titabor SDCH	785630	Public	Sub-district Hospitals
18		Kamrup M	Gauhati Medical College & Hospital	781032	Public	Medical College	YES
			Sonapur DH	782420	Public	District Hospital
			Marwari Maternity Pvt Hospital	781001/781008	Private	Others
19		Kamrup R	Tularam Bafana Kamrup DH	781031	Public	District Hospital
19		Kamrup R	Azara BPHC	781017	Public	CHC
20		Karbi Anglong	Diphu Medical College & Hospital	782462	Public	Medical College
20		Karbi Anglong	Bokajan CHC	782480	Public	CHC
21		Karimganj	Karimganj Civil Hospital	788710	Public	District Hospital
21		Karimganj	Patharkandi BPHC	788724	Public	CHC
22		Kokrajhar	RNB Civil Hospital, Kokrajhar	783370	Public	District Hospital
22		Kokrajhar	Balajan BPHC	783370	Public	CHC
23		Lakhimpur	North Lakhimpur Civil Hospital	787051	Public	District Hospital
			Boginadi BPHC	787032	Public	CHC
			Laluk Model Hospital	787053	Public	PHC
24		Majuli	Garmur SDCH	785104	Public	Sub-district Hospitals
24		Majuli	Kamalabari BPHC	785106	Public	CHC
25		Marigaon	Morigaon DH	782105	Public	District Hospital
25		Marigaon	Nakhola SHC	782410	Public	PHC
26		Nagaon	Nagaon DH	782001	Public	District Hospital
26		Nagaon	Kathiatoli PHC	782427	Public	PHC
27		Nalbari	SMK Civil Hospital	781304	Public	District Hospital
27		Nalbari	Ghoghrapar BPHC	781339	Public	CHC
28		Sivasagar	Sivsagar Civil Hospital	785665	Public	District Hospital
28		Sivasagar	Khelua BPHC	785701	Public	CHC
29		Sonitpur	Tezpur medical College	784010	Public	Medical College	Yes
			TIeMS Hospital	784001	Private	Others
			Dhekiajuli CHC	784110	Public	BPHC
30		South Salmara Mankachar	Gazarikandi BPHC	783128	Public	CHC
31		Tinsukia	Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Civil Hospital	786125	Public	District Hospital
31		Tinsukia	Hapjan BPHC	786623	Public	CHC
32		Udalguri	Udalguri 200 bedded Civil Hospital	784509	Public	District Hospital
32		Udalguri	Orang BPHC	784114	Public	CHC
33		West Karbi Anglong	Kheroni Modal Hospital	782448	Public	PHC
33	Donkamokam CHC	West Karbi Anglong	782485	Public	CHC

With the mass drive, questions also arises among the citizens with regards to the safety of the emergency approved vaccine.

COVID-19 Vaccination Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Which Covid vaccine is approved in India?

Ans: In India currently, only two vaccines are approved- Covishield and Covaxin are the two vaccines approved by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for emergency use. Covishield is developed in Pune whereas Bharat Biotech's Covaxin is homegrown in Hyderabad.

Q: Can I choose which Covid vaccine I get?

Ans: The vaccination drive will be in a phased manner- In the first phase all the covid warriors which include doctors, nurses, paramedical staff, ambulance drivers, cleaning staff which were on the field physically dealing with the Covid patients which will be around 1.9 lakhs, health workers. (private and government)

In the second phase all the frontline staff which includes police, paramilitary which will be around 1 lakh people. In the third phase, which can be called the must vaccination for all the persons above 50 years. Further along with that people below 50 years with the presence of comorbidity will also be provided with the vaccine.

The vaccine will not be accessible to the masses now. However, once it is open to the public, beneficiaries will have to register and submit ID proof for vaccination on the Co-Win app.

Once the registration is complete, the beneficiary would receive an SMS on their mobile number regarding the due date, venue and time of vaccination, however, it will be the health department who will decide on the vaccine brand i.e. Covishield or Covaxin.

Q: When do you get the 2nd Covid shot?

Ans: The second dose will be given after 28 days and for which a reminder will be sent to the beneficiary via the Co-Win app along with an SMS stating about the due date, venue and time of vaccination.

Q: Is the vaccine for Covid 19 going to be administered soon?

Ans: The Serum Institute of India (SII) has already stockpiled around 50 million dosages of the vaccine and aims to produce up to 100 million dosages per month by March this year.

Q: How many people are vaccinated for Covid in Assam?

Ans: In Assam, the government has currently received 2,21,500 doses against the demand of 3,80,000 doses. Out of which 2,10,500 are Covishield and 20,000 are Covaxin and the first priority will be given to Covid warriors.

Meanwhile, the Centre has identified 300 million people to receive the first doses of the vaccines and priority group is made up of 30 million health care workers, policemen, soldiers and volunteers, and 270 million vulnerable people mostly citizens above the age of 50 and 10 million others with serious comorbidities.

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