CHENNAI: A Covid-19 vaccine for vulnerable older people in Tamil Nadu and people with comorbidities could be available in early May if all goes well, public health officials estimate.
On Saturday, at the end of the trial for the first stage of vaccination, officials said it would take almost a month to complete the process for the group according to the protocol of the Union Ministry of Health. The first phase is likely to be slow as adverse reactions and other technical failures during vaccination will be closely monitored. “After this, we will vaccinate front-line workers, including police and uniformed service personnel. By the time we reach the vulnerable population, which makes up the large part of the population in this phase, we will have the appropriate experience to accelerate the process, ”said Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan of Government General Hospital Rajiv Gandhi.
Dry running works smoothly, but due to internet problems
The vaccine approved by the Union Ministry of Health will be acquired and distributed centrally to the states according to demand. Health Minister C Vijayabaskar, who was in Coimbatore, said that it will be administered to 1.60 million million people across the state in the first phase from 47,200 centers. The list of beneficiaries includes six lakhs of health workers such as doctors, nurses in 2,881 government hospitals and 35,403 private hospitals.
The Center has yet to implement the program, but has told states that 30 million people, including healthcare workers, frontline workers and vulnerable people, will be covered in the first phase. He has not allowed the use of the vaccine for others as of now. TN public health officials are working on protocols that will allow them to offer the vaccine to multiple groups, Vijayabaskar said.
The state can store 2.5 cent vaccine vials in cold storage units and has trained more than 21,000 healthcare workers, officials said, adding that each center will vaccinate no more than 100 people a day.
On Saturday, the trial was conducted at 17 sites in Chennai, Nilgiris, Tirunelveli, Coimbatore and Tiruvallur districts with at least 2,000 health workers. Each center had five vaccinators, a doctor, health supervisors, and 30 volunteers.
Officials verified multiple steps in the process, the efficiency of the exclusive vaccination network (CoWIN), Internet connectivity and the facilities in the observation room. “There were some issues with internet connectivity in districts like The Nilgiris, but overall we were able to complete it successfully,” said Public Health Director Dr. TS Selvavinayagam.
The volunteers took separate exits and entrances, wore masks and upheld social distancing rules. Upon check-in, vaccinator 1 verified identity and vaccinator 2 entered it into the CoWIN app before submitting. No vaccine was administered, but the nurse or healthcare worker clicked the “yes” button in the CoWIN app, allowing details to be updated. on the centralized portal before text messages can be sent to the volunteer. The text message stated that the process was completed successfully along with a date and time for the booster injection. The volunteer was asked to wait in the observation room for half an hour. First aid kits and medications were stored in the room.
On Saturday, at the end of the trial for the first stage of vaccination, officials said it would take almost a month to complete the process for the group according to the protocol of the Union Ministry of Health. The first phase is likely to be slow as adverse reactions and other technical failures during vaccination will be closely monitored. “After this, we will vaccinate front-line workers, including police and uniformed service personnel. By the time we reach the vulnerable population, which makes up the large part of the population in this phase, we will have the appropriate experience to accelerate the process, ”said Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan of Government General Hospital Rajiv Gandhi.
Dry running works smoothly, but due to internet problems
The vaccine approved by the Union Ministry of Health will be acquired and distributed centrally to the states according to demand. Health Minister C Vijayabaskar, who was in Coimbatore, said that it will be administered to 1.60 million million people across the state in the first phase from 47,200 centers. The list of beneficiaries includes six lakhs of health workers such as doctors, nurses in 2,881 government hospitals and 35,403 private hospitals.
The Center has yet to implement the program, but has told states that 30 million people, including healthcare workers, frontline workers and vulnerable people, will be covered in the first phase. He has not allowed the use of the vaccine for others as of now. TN public health officials are working on protocols that will allow them to offer the vaccine to multiple groups, Vijayabaskar said.
The state can store 2.5 cent vaccine vials in cold storage units and has trained more than 21,000 healthcare workers, officials said, adding that each center will vaccinate no more than 100 people a day.
On Saturday, the trial was conducted at 17 sites in Chennai, Nilgiris, Tirunelveli, Coimbatore and Tiruvallur districts with at least 2,000 health workers. Each center had five vaccinators, a doctor, health supervisors, and 30 volunteers.
Officials verified multiple steps in the process, the efficiency of the exclusive vaccination network (CoWIN), Internet connectivity and the facilities in the observation room. “There were some issues with internet connectivity in districts like The Nilgiris, but overall we were able to complete it successfully,” said Public Health Director Dr. TS Selvavinayagam.
The volunteers took separate exits and entrances, wore masks and upheld social distancing rules. Upon check-in, vaccinator 1 verified identity and vaccinator 2 entered it into the CoWIN app before submitting. No vaccine was administered, but the nurse or healthcare worker clicked the “yes” button in the CoWIN app, allowing details to be updated. on the centralized portal before text messages can be sent to the volunteer. The text message stated that the process was completed successfully along with a date and time for the booster injection. The volunteer was asked to wait in the observation room for half an hour. First aid kits and medications were stored in the room.
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