PATNA: Not only the government health institutes and outreach centres, but the private hospitals in the state are also gearing up for the
Covid-19 vaccination drive which will begin on Saturday.
According to
Patna civil surgeon Dr Vibha Kumari Singh, all the staff of the private hospitals have been trained like their counterparts in the government health institutes.
“The medical staff will be informed about the number of beneficiaries they have to inoculate and their activities monitored,” Dr Singh told TOI on Thursday.
Three private hospitals — Paras HMRI, Ruban and Big Apollo — in Patna have been selected for the Covid-19 vaccination drive.
The public relations officer of Ruban, Amit Kumar, said, “We have trained the staff who will administer the vaccines and demarcated the place where the immunization will be done.”
Meanwhile, the five private medical college and hospitals in the state are also ready for the vaccination drive. Madhubani Medical College and Hospital principal Dr Rajiv Ranjan Prasad claimed that 100 health workers were imparted online training and demo classes. “We will conduct a dry run on Friday,” he added.
The Covid-19 vaccination drive will be carried out at 300 centres across the state on Saturday.