KOLKATA: The state health department will add around 4,000 more vaccination sites across the state to facilitate inoculation of those above 60 years and those between 45 and 59 with co-morbidities.
“The number of vaccination sites in the state will be scaled up to 5,000 from March 1, including the ones in the private sector. We will have enough sites, manpower and the capacity for this phase of vaccination. But it will all depend on availability of vaccines, the demand and how Co-WIN 2.0 works,” said state director of health services Ajay Chakraborty.
Currently, Bengal has a little over 1,100 vaccination sites from where frontline workers and polling officials are being vaccinated. So far, the state has received 34.9 lakh doses of vaccine (Covishield and Covaxin), out of which 11.2 doses have been utilised.
“We will add two more sites to the existing four. But we might start vaccinating the 60 plus and those above 45 with co-morbidity from only one site on Monday,” said an official at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.