All state governments have laid the main foundations for the storage and distribution of vaccines, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a recent meeting of all parties said that India is ready to start vaccination. As soon as scientists give the go-ahead, vaccination will begin, the prime minister said. States are likely to follow an identical model in which healthcare workers will be vaccinated first. Front-line workers will be vaccinated next. All people over 50 years of age will be vaccinated in the third batch, while people under 50 years of age but with comorbidities will receive the vaccine in the fourth space.
India largest buyer of Covid-19 vaccine
India has purchased 500 million doses of the candidate vaccine from the University of Oxford-AstraZeneca, 1 billion from the American company Novavax and 100 million doses of the candidate Sputnik V from Russia’s Gamaleya Research Institute, according to the Center for Innovation in Global Health from Duke University in the United States. like November 30.
How the states are preparing
Some state governments have disclosed data on their cold storage, vaccine centers, etc.
Gujarat: The Gujarat government has said it has already created the cold chain infrastructure for the storage and transportation of vaccines. He has also prepared teams of vaccinators. There will be 27,796 vaccination centers and 15,534 vaccination teams.
You have already drawn up a list of priority citizens. You have identified four groups to receive the vaccines first: healthcare workers, crown warriors in addition to healthcare workers, people over 50, people under 50 with comorbidities.
Andhra Pradesh: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy recently announced in the Assembly that the state is preparing to vaccinate one million people in three months. The vaccines will be stored in 4,065 cold chain facilities in the state, while 29 refrigerated vehicles will transport the vaccines. Asha workers will be trained to inject vaccines into people.
Delhi: The Delhi government has started to enroll healthcare workers for Covid-19 vaccination and instructed all healthcare facilities (institutions, nursing homes, OPDs and clinics) to submit the names of their healthcare workers for the registration process before December 5. Rajiv Gandhi of Delhi Super Specialty Hospital has become the first vaccine storage facility.
The acquisition is carried out centrally. The state government was asked not to approach individual vaccine manufacturers. Vaccination will be carried out through e-VIN (Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network).
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