NOIDA: The district administration has made all preparations for the dry run of Covid-19 vaccination scheduled for January 5.
Six centres have been selected where the exercise will take place under strict Covid protocols. The exercise will begin from 10am on Tuesday and continue till 12pm. Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS), Sharda Hospital and Child PGI in Sector 30 have been selected as urban centres. Primary Health Centre (PHC) and Community Health Centre (CHC) in Bisrakh, and a CHC in Bhangel have been chosen as rural centres.
Two booths per centre will be set up for the mock drill where a total of 72 staff will be deployed, said Dr Neeraj Tyagi, the district immunisation officer-in-charge of Covid-19 vaccine process.
“A total of 72 staff, including ANM, Asha, Anganwadi and two security guards will be deployed per booth, while the hospitals where these drills will be held, will also have their staff on the ground to assist. We will also have a nodal officer from the health department in charge of overseeing the whole process per centre,” said Tyagi, adding that overall 150 people will be engaged in the dry run, including monitoring officers, nurses from hospitals and staff from the health department.
The centres have three separate chambers and the beneficiaries will be allowed in each of these chambers in a regulated manner.