‘Goa Medical College cleaning staff to get jab first, doctors in Covid care next’
The first batch of the Covishield vaccine arrived at Goa International Airport, Dabolim, at 6.22am on Wednesda...Read More
PANAJI: The first batch of Covid-19 vaccines arrived in Goa early on Wednesday. The 23,500 shots (2,350 vials of ten doses each) arrived at Goa International Airport, Dabolim, by flight from Mumbai.
Goa Medical College is one of the seven centres chosen for vaccination. Dean Dr S M Bandekar said that at the hospital, the first shot will be given to cleaning staff and then to doctors providing care to Covid patients. After the shot, the person will be monitored for half an hour. GMC doctors will also be watching for side effects.
In the first phase, 18,700 healthcare workers will get the dose
The vaccine, Covishield, has been manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, and developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford.
They have been stored by the government and will be distributed to vaccination centres 24 hours prior to inoculation, chief minister Pramod Sawant said.
Goa begins its vaccination drive on Saturday, with seven centres giving the jab to 100 persons each.
While the original plan was top have eight centres, one of them will likely be dropped after directions from the Union ministry of health and family welfare, an official said. Victor hospital in Margao, originally in the list, has been dropped.
The first phase of the vaccination will see 18,700 healthcare workers get the jab. Besides public and private HCWs, the total also includes 500 from the military and those attached to the central government, according to a health official.
He said that 10,500 HCWs will get the jab first, and the others will receive theirs once the second batch of the vaccines is received.
“The stock received today is not adequate to cover all 18,700 HCWs registered on the portal, as each one has to be given two doses. The second dose will be given 28 days after the first shot,” he said.
The authorities have also factored in a 10% wastage while making their plans.
Each centre will have an independent supervisor plus 35 health personnel. Overall monitoring will be done by the directorate of health services through senior officials from its Panaji headquarters, he said.
Meanwhile, the directorate has deferred its pulse polio campaign planned for Sunday.
Goa Medical College is one of the seven centres chosen for vaccination. Dean Dr S M Bandekar said that at the hospital, the first shot will be given to cleaning staff and then to doctors providing care to Covid patients. After the shot, the person will be monitored for half an hour. GMC doctors will also be watching for side effects.
In the first phase, 18,700 healthcare workers will get the dose
The vaccine, Covishield, has been manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, and developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford.
They have been stored by the government and will be distributed to vaccination centres 24 hours prior to inoculation, chief minister Pramod Sawant said.
Goa begins its vaccination drive on Saturday, with seven centres giving the jab to 100 persons each.
While the original plan was top have eight centres, one of them will likely be dropped after directions from the Union ministry of health and family welfare, an official said. Victor hospital in Margao, originally in the list, has been dropped.
The first phase of the vaccination will see 18,700 healthcare workers get the jab. Besides public and private HCWs, the total also includes 500 from the military and those attached to the central government, according to a health official.
He said that 10,500 HCWs will get the jab first, and the others will receive theirs once the second batch of the vaccines is received.
“The stock received today is not adequate to cover all 18,700 HCWs registered on the portal, as each one has to be given two doses. The second dose will be given 28 days after the first shot,” he said.
The authorities have also factored in a 10% wastage while making their plans.
Each centre will have an independent supervisor plus 35 health personnel. Overall monitoring will be done by the directorate of health services through senior officials from its Panaji headquarters, he said.
Meanwhile, the directorate has deferred its pulse polio campaign planned for Sunday.
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