Ludhiana: With the Covid-19 vaccination process set to start soon, the health department is on its toes.
Civil surgeon Dr Sukhjivan Kakkar said, “We are making all the required arrangements for the vaccination rollout, which is expected in about a week or more. The process will start after we receive a written intimation.”
The health department officials said 63 cold chains have been set up in government and private hospitals. “In the first phase, health-care workers will be vaccinated. The government health-care workers will preferably get the shots at government centres. Cold chains have been set up in private hospitals with more than 100 employees, where their workers will be vaccinated,” they added.
The civil surgeon said during a recent meeting with the deputy commissioner, provision of security at the centres was discussed. “Cops will not be posted outside the cold chains,” he added.
The department officials said, “The administration wants that one of the vaccination officers should be from the police force so that on the first day of the process, he can play a vital role in handling the crowd like checking, line management and ensuring compliance of Covid-related rules at the centres.”
“We have trained vaccination officers and vaccinators. A vehicle will be sent to bring vaccines from the regional centre of the department in Chandigarh. The same vehicle will take the vaccines to each centre,” said an official.