According to a statement from the Ministry of Family Health and Welfare, for the drill, each state will plan it in two districts and preferably in different (five) session-type settings, for example, district hospital, CHC / PHC, urban site, center private health, rural outreach, etc.
“This will also provide hands-on experience for program managers at various levels. This two-day activity is planned for December 28 and 29, 2020 and will include activities from the necessary data entry in Co-WIN to the receipt of the vaccine and the assignment for the deployment of team members, mock drills of the session sites with the test takers, reports and the evening. meeting. This will also include tests for cold storage and transportation arrangements for the Covid19 vaccine, crowd management at the session sites with adequate physical distance, ”the ministry stated.
“An important focus of the trial will be the management of any possible adverse event post-immunization (AEFI). In addition, compliance with and management of infection control practices at the session site, to prevent disease transmission. The drill will include simultaneous monitoring and review at the block and district level, and preparation of comments to share with the State and Union Ministry of Health, ”he added.
It further noted that 2,360 training of trainers sessions have been conducted and that more than 7,000 district trainees have been trained during the Nationwide Training of Trainers, which included state immunization officials, cold chain officials, IEC officials, development partners, etc.
As to date, state-level trainings had been completed in all states and UT with the participation of more than 7,000 district-level trainees, except for Lakshadweep, who will conduct it on December 29.
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To facilitate the resolution of Covid-19 vaccination inquiries and inquiries related to the Co-WIN portal, the capacity of the national 1075 and state 104 helpline has also been strengthened to address inquiries beyond their routine support.
The National Group of Experts on Covid-19 Vaccine Administration (NEGVAC) has recommended three prioritized population groups, including healthcare workers (PS) (approximately 1 crore), front-line workers (PDA) (approximately 2 crore) and the prioritized age group (approximately 27 crore).
Since vaccines are temperature sensitive and must be stored at a specific temperature, the current cold chain system consisting of 85,634 kits for the storage of the vaccine at approximately 28,947 cold chain points throughout the country will be used. for the management of the cold chain. The current cold chain is capable of storing an additional quantity of the Covid-19 vaccine necessary for the prioritized population of the first 3 crore, that is, healthcare workers and frontline workers.
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