PATNA: At least 30,000 government and private healthcare workers will get the first dose of Covid-19
vaccine on January 16 at 300 vaccination centres in the state.
The state health department has made all the neceJanuary ssary arrangements for the first phase of vaccination drive. It has so far registered 4.62 lakh healthcare workers for the drive. The registration for the first phase will conclude on Sunday.
As per the data provided by the State Health Society, altogether 4,62,026 healthcare workers at private and government health facilities have registered for the vaccination on CoWIN, a digital platform created for the purpose.
Health minister Mangal Pandey said the vaccination drive would be carried out at 300 health facilities, including medical colleges and primary health centres, across the state on January 16. “The number of vaccination centres will increase as per the requirement. On the first day, 100 registered healthcare workers will get the first dose of vaccine at each centre. A five-member committee will oversee the drive at each centre,” he said, adding the vaccines will be transported through freezer van to various districts from state vaccine house at Nalanda Medical College and Hospital.
The health department has so far provided syringes to 21 districts for mass immunisation. District magistrates have been asked to monitor the drive.
Piyush Kumar Chandra, assistant director of biomedical waste management at State Health Society, said colour bags would be provided in adequate capacity to all the vaccine centres across the state. “The biomedical waste will be collected and properly disposed of,” he added.