States »NortPosted at: Apr 28 2021 10:47PM 20pc of Himachal's population gets vaccinated
Shimla, Apr 28 (UNI) Making a tangible move to win over the scourge of Covid pandemic over 20 per cent population of Himachal have been vaccinated them, the state government claimed on Wednesday.
A total of 16.22 lakh vaccine shots have been given in the hill state so far to 14.13 lakh persons, of which more than 2 lakh people have received the second dose, a health department spokesperson said.
He said that Himachal is among the leading states in vaccination drive in the country and now plans to vaccinate all people aged 18-45 years free of cost in government health facilities. There are around 31 lakh individuals in this age group in the state, he said.
"To vaccinate these people, we have placed an order of 73 lakh vaccine doses which are to be procured from the Serum Institute of India in a phased manner. The manufacturer told us that supplies will start after 3-4 weeks.
Those eligible must register themselves on the COWIN portal. For free of cost vaccination, they will have to wait till government supplies start coming. They also have the option of getting vaccinated at private centres by paying the pre-declared fee," he said.
The state has destinated all Chief Medical Officers of concerned districts as an appropriate authority at the district level to take a decision on the registration of new Private Covid Vaccination Centre (PCVC) on COWIN within two days of the receipt of the application or request of the concerned private institutions.
The criteria for the registration of any private health facility to be operated as a Covid Vaccination Centre (CVC) must have sufficient cold chain equipment and capacity and rooms or space for waiting area, vaccination and observation post-vaccination.
All CVC must also have a sufficient number of trained vaccinators and verifiers along with the ability to manage the Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI), a spokesman added.
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