Covid-19 vaccine drive: Centre to send additional storage equipment to states from tomorrow

Starting from December 10, the Centre will ship further vaccine storage gear to states and union territories, because the preparation for beginning the vaccine drive is occurring in full swing.Three vaccine candidates, together with that of Pfizer, Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech, have utilized for emergency use authorisation. While the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation evaluations the purposes, the Centre is readying the bottom work for vaccine supply.

According to well being ministry, the current chilly chain system consists of 85,634 gear for storage of vaccine at about 28,947 chilly chain factors throughout the nation. The quantity (85,634) contains all auxiliary gear as nicely like walk-in coolers, transport field and so on.

The Centre had already requested the states and UTs to evaluate their cold-storage requirement, in the event that they want additional walk-in coolers, walk-in freezers, deep freezers, ice-lined fridges and so on., as the current gear are additionally used for different immunisation programmes.

The provide will begin from December 10, the ministry has stated.

The present chilly chain is able to storing further amount of Covid-19 vaccine required for first three crore individuals — well being care staff and frontline staff, the ministry has stated.

Here is what we learn about vaccination drive

> Health care staff will get vaccine pictures to start with adopted frontline employees. Then individuals with co-morbidities will probably be given precedence.

> All three teams will be vaccinated on the identical time, relying on the supply of the vaccine.

> In the primary month, there could be a restricted provide of vaccine, however n the next months, provide will probably be augmented

> It will probably be a voluntary train.

> Out of two.39 lakh vaccinators (auxiliary nurse midwife), 1.54 lakh will probably be deployed for Covid-19 vaccination

> At current, there are 13 immunisation programmes in India.

> Centre is finalising a vaccination SOP with inputs from states.

> Centre will launch Co-WIN app to watch the whole course of. People will have the ability to register themselves for vaccination by means of the app.

> In every session, 100 individuals will probably be vaccinated. At least 30 minutes will probably be required to finish the method of vaccinating every recipient.

The well being ministry has additionally zeroed in on 5 rules to hold out the vaccination drive: One, orderly, easy implementation pushed by expertise; Two, no compromise of current healthcare providers, particularly nationwide programmes and first care; Three, utilise expertise of elections and common immunisation programme; Four, guarantee individuals’s participation; Five, no compromise on scientific and regulatory norms, different SOPs.