All Navy personnel inoculated with first dose of COVID-19 vaccine: Officials

All of the Indian Navy's personnel have got the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to Navy officials. The second dose of vaccine has been given to 70% of personnel with progress being made rapidly.  Officials speaking to WION said, "Almost 100 % of Indian Navy personnel have got the first COVID-19 doses".

The focus has been to vaccinate Navy Personnel's depends, ex-service, defense civilians, and their families. So far vaccination centers of the Navy across the country have inoculated around 10,000 of the listed groups.

According to data shared by the defence ministry in the Indian Parliament earlier this year, 3604 COVID-19 cases were reported in the Navy. Navy has reported two deaths due to COVID-19, the lowest among the three services.

Amid the second wave of the pandemic, the Navy has identified spare capacity which will be extended to civil authorities. Navy medical personnel are already providing services at COVID hospitals in New Delhi, Patna, and Muzzafarpur. 

Navy ships and assets remain on standby to supply essentials like medicines, oxygen to islands territories. Remember last year, amid the first wave, Navy establishments provided quarantine facilities. Not only domestically, Navy under its mission Mission Sagar 1, 2 & 3 sent medicines, food, and other essential supplies to over 10 countries in the Indian Ocean region, Africa, and ASEAN to deal with the COVID-19 crisis.