Hyderabad, Jan 12 (UNI) On the directions of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar on Tuesday held a teleconference with all the District Collectors to review the preparations for the launch of COVID-19 vaccination programme in the state.
The Chief Secretary sensitised the Collectors about the importance of the programme which, in the first phase, was going to cover all healthcare workers from government as well as private facilities, an official release here said.
The Chief Secretary directed the Collectors to ensure that necessary arrangements were made at the identified launch sites in their districts as per Operational Guidelines including measures for dealing with any cases of adverse effect following immunization.
He asked Collectors to appoint Special Officers for each launch site who would be responsible for overseeing the arrangements there.
The Collectors were advised to keep reserve vaccinators at each site. They were asked to facilitate presence of pre-identified beneficiaries through a network of district officials.
Considering the importance of the programme, Mr Kumar advised the Collectors to seek participation of public representatives at all levels.
He further advised them to make a schedule for a smaller number of beneficiaries on the first day and thereafter ramp up taking into account the experience.
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