Prayagraj: Officials of the health department have chalked out Covid-19 vaccination plan for all Primary and Community Health Centers (PHCs\CHCs) in rural pockets of the district to administer vaccine among beneficiaries above 60 years of age and those above 45 years of age and having co-morbidities from Monday.
All 21 Medical Officer-In-Charge (MOICs) have been asked to monitor the vaccination exercise strictly so that there will be no wastage of vaccine with the clear message that MOICs will be held responsible if the wastage per cent goes more than three per cent.
From Monday, PHC and CHCs have been converted into CVCs (
Covid Vaccination Center) and there will be two to three sessions at CHCs and one to two sessions at PHCs. Officials entrusted with vaccination work have been directed to administer the vaccine to at least 400-500 beneficiaries of the target groups at their respective CHC\PHC.
Deputy chief medical officer and Covid-19 vaccination in-charge, Dr Rahul Singh told TOI, "To achieve the target at CHCs and PHCs, ANMs and ASHAs are being roped in to mobilize the target groups and also to encourage them for pre-registration on the health department’s portal as well as to take them at community vaccination centre for vaccination”.
He added, “officials assigned for vaccination duties have been asked to enrol all the entries and details on the Covid portal in any circumstances”. Dr Singh said that the Covid vaccination programme will be held at all CHCs and PHCs every Monday, Thursday and Friday. Dr Singh, meanwhile, said there will be open and walking slots at all vaccination sites.
For the open slot, the name of the beneficiary will be displayed on the health department’s portal, and it will be conducted between 9 am and 11 am. Under walking slot, anyone who wants to get administered with Covid 19 vaccine will be carrying a proper ID with them and vaccination for a walking slot will be done after 11 am onward.
In urban-based vaccination sites, there will be 60 per cent open and 40 per cent walking slots while there will be equal (50:50) open and walking slot at rural-based vaccination sites. The vaccination programme will also be conducted at all government hospitals in city areas including MLN Medical College, Beli\ TB Sapru hospital, MLN Divisional Hospital (Colvin), and District Women Hospital (Dufferin).