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 |
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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 |
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Dr Ravi Boro DH |
781372 |
Public |
District Hospital |
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2 |
Barpeta |
Fakruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College &Hospital |
781301 |
Public |
Medical College |
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Barpeta Civil Hospital |
781319 |
Public |
District Hospital |
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Barpeta Road BPHC |
781331 |
Public |
CHC |
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3 |
Biswanath |
BiswanathChariali SDCH |
784176 |
Public |
Sub-district Hospitals |
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4 |
Bongaigaon |
Bongaigaon Civil Hospital |
783380 |
Public |
District Hospital |
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MG model Hospital Model Hospital Manikpur |
783390/783391 |
Public |
CHC |
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5 |
Cachar |
SM Dev Civil Hospital |
788004/788005 |
Public |
District Hospital |
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Silchar Medical College and Hospital |
788010/ 788014 |
Public |
Medical College |
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6 |
Charaideo |
Sonari SDCH |
785690 |
Public |
Sub-district Hospitals |
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Chirnag |
JSB Civil Hospital |
783385 |
Public |
District Hospital |
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8 |
Darrang |
Mangaldoi District Hospital |
784125 |
Public |
District Hospital |
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Sipajhar BPHC |
784145 |
Public |
CHC |
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9 |
Dhemaji |
Dhemaji Civil Hospital |
787057 |
Public |
District Hospital |
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Gogamukh BPHC |
787034 |
Public |
CHC |
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10 |
Dhubri |
Dhubri Civil Hospital |
783325 |
Public |
District Hospital |
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Gauripur CHC |
783339/783331 |
Public |
CHC |
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11 |
Dibrugarh |
Assam Medical College Hospital |
786220 |
Public |
Medical College |
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Borbaruah PHC |
786001 |
Public |
PHC |
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12 |
Dima Hasao |
Umrangso CHC |
788931 |
Public |
CHC |
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Haflong Civil Hospital |
788819 |
Public |
District Hospital |
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13 |
Goalpara |
200 bedded Civil Hospital |
783121 |
Public |
District Hospital |
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Solace Hospital and Research Centre Pvt Ltd |
783121 |
Private |
Others |
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14 |
Golaghat |
Golaghat DH |
785621 |
Public |
District Hospital |
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Bokakhat BPHC |
785612 |
Public |
CHC |
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15 |
Hailakandi |
S.K. Roy Civil Hospital |
788151 |
Public |
District Hospital |
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16 |
Hojai |
Jugijan BPHC |
782429 |
Public |
CHC |
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Lanka BPHC |
782446 |
Public |
CHC |
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17 |
Jorhat |
Jorhat MCH |
785001 |
Public |
Medical College |
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Titabor SDCH |
785630 |
Public |
Sub-district Hospitals |
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18 |
Kamrup M |
Gauhati Medical College & Hospital |
781032 |
Public |
Medical College |
YES |
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Sonapur DH |
782420 |
Public |
District Hospital |
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Marwari Maternity Pvt Hospital |
781001/781008 |
Private |
Others |
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19 |
Kamrup R |
Tularam Bafana Kamrup DH |
781031 |
Public |
District Hospital |
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Azara BPHC |
781017 |
Public |
CHC |
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20 |
Karbi Anglong |
Diphu Medical College & Hospital |
782462 |
Public |
Medical College |
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Bokajan CHC |
782480 |
Public |
CHC |
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21 |
Karimganj |
Karimganj Civil Hospital |
788710 |
Public |
District Hospital |
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Patharkandi BPHC |
788724 |
Public |
CHC |
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22 |
Kokrajhar |
RNB Civil Hospital, Kokrajhar |
783370 |
Public |
District Hospital |
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Balajan BPHC |
783370 |
Public |
CHC |
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23 |
Lakhimpur |
North Lakhimpur Civil Hospital |
787051 |
Public |
District Hospital |
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Boginadi BPHC |
787032 |
Public |
CHC |
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Laluk Model Hospital |
787053 |
Public |
PHC |
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24 |
Majuli |
Garmur SDCH |
785104 |
Public |
Sub-district Hospitals |
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Kamalabari BPHC |
785106 |
Public |
CHC |
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25 |
Marigaon |
Morigaon DH |
782105 |
Public |
District Hospital |
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Nakhola SHC |
782410 |
Public |
PHC |
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26 |
Nagaon |
Nagaon DH |
782001 |
Public |
District Hospital |
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Kathiatoli PHC |
782427 |
Public |
PHC |
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27 |
Nalbari |
SMK Civil Hospital |
781304 |
Public |
District Hospital |
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Ghoghrapar BPHC |
781339 |
Public |
CHC |
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28 |
Sivasagar |
Sivsagar Civil Hospital |
785665 |
Public |
District Hospital |
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Khelua BPHC |
785701 |
Public |
CHC |
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29 |
Sonitpur |
Tezpur medical College |
784010 |
Public |
Medical College |
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TIeMS Hospital |
784001 |
Private |
Others |
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Dhekiajuli CHC |
784110 |
Public |
BPHC |
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30 |
South Salmara Mankachar |
Gazarikandi BPHC |
783128 |
Public |
CHC |
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31 |
Tinsukia |
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Civil Hospital |
786125 |
Public |
District Hospital |
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Hapjan BPHC |
786623 |
Public |
CHC |
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32 |
Udalguri |
Udalguri 200 bedded Civil Hospital |
784509 |
Public |
District Hospital |
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Orang BPHC |
784114 |
Public |
CHC |
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33 |
West Karbi Anglong |
Kheroni Modal Hospital |
782448 |
Public |
PHC |
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Donkamokam CHC |
782485 |
Public |
CHC |
With the mass drive, questions also arises among the citizens with regards to the safety of the emergency approved vaccine.
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.
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.