3 lakh healthcare employees in 2934 websites to get shot on day one in all COVID-19 vaccination drive

By ANI

NEW DELHI: The central authorities has deliberate to inoculate round 3 lakh healthcare employees at 2934 session websites on the primary day of the world’s greatest vaccination COVID-19 drive that begins from January 16 throughout India.

“This is the biggest vaccination drive in India so far and it has been decided to vaccinate about 300 lakhs healthcare workers at 2934 sites,” a senior authorities official stated on Wednesday.

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Two COVID-19 vaccines -Covishield and Covaxin- have been given Emergency Use Authorisation within the nation after going by means of established security and immunogenicity by means of a properly prescribed regulatory course of.

These vaccines might price within the vary of Rs 200 to 295 within the nation.

Earlier within the day, the well being ministry stated that full preliminary procurement quantity of 1.65 crore doses of Covishield and Covaxin vaccines have been allotted to all states and Union Territories was carried out in proportion of Health Care Workers database.

The Ministry stated that an preliminary lot of provide of vaccine doses could be constantly replenished within the weeks to return.

According to the Health Ministry, the states and union territories have additionally been suggested to extend the variety of vaccination session websites that may be operational each day in a progressive method because the vaccination course of stabilizes.

On Tuesday, union well being secretary Rajesh Bhushan stated: “All preparations are on track for the COVID-19 vaccine roll out from January 16. A total of 26 virtual meetings/training held with States/UTs, 2360 Master Trainers, 61,000 Programme Managers, 2 lakh Vaccinators, 3.7 lakh other Vaccination Team Members have been trained so far.”

The well being secretary stated that there will probably be a sequential roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccination drive because the vaccine will probably be out there in a restricted amount.

“In the first phase of vaccination, approximately one crore Health Care Workers (HCWs), approximately two crore front line workers and around 27 crore prioritized age-groups will be vaccinated. The cost of vaccination of Health Care Workers and front line Workers will be solely borne by the Central government,” he added,

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Bhushan stated that the vaccine consignments will first attain 4 Gross Medical Store Depots (GMSDs) at Karnal in Haryana, Kolkata in West Bengal, Chennai in Tamil Nadu and Mumbai in Maharashtra.

“All states have at least one state-level regional temperature-controlled vaccine store. Uttar Pradesh has nine, Madhya Pradesh has four, Gujarat has four, Kerala has three, Jammu and Kashmir has two, Karnataka has two and Rajasthan has two stores. These states will receive the vaccine from manufacturers and the government will be responsible for take it cold chain,” he stated.

On Wednesday, Bharat Biotech introduced the profitable air-shipment of its vaccine Covaxin to 11 cities in India. Bharat Biotech has additionally donated 16.5 lakh doses to the Government of India.

After having acquired the federal government buy order for 55 lakh doses, Bharat Biotech shipped the primary batch of vaccines (every vial containing 20 doses) to Ganavaram, Guwahati, Patna, Delhi, Kurukshetra, Bangalore, Pune, Bhubaneswar, Jaipur, Chennai and Lucknow. While some shipments have arrived within the respective cities, others will probably be delivered later this night.