Collector orders shots in Pune rural only via Co-WIN

PUNE: District collector Rajesh Deshmukh on Sunday issued an order directing officials of all vaccination centres in Pune rural to ensure that only those beneficiaries who have enrolled through the Co-Win app are given the shots. No offline vaccination will be conducted in these areas , he said.
The collector has also told vaccination centre authorities to draw a border within a 100-metre periphery of the site, wherein only enrolled beneficiaries will be allowed to enter.
The move is aimed at reducing the crowd at vaccination sites especially after the inoculation drive was thrown open to the 18-44 years age group people from May 1.
A shortage of vaccine has affected the drive and the number of sites operating on a given day varies in proportion to the number of vaccine doses allotted to Pune rural areas.
On Sunday, only 24 of the 200-odd vaccine sites across the 13 tehsils were operating. The collector’s order also specifies that 70% of the total doses received by a site be utilized for beneficiaries due for their second vaccine dose and the remaining 30% for first dose recipients.
The order also specified that doses received from the Centre should be used for those above 45 age category, while those from the state shall be used for the 18-44 age category.
The collector said no vaccination drive will be conducted at the gram panchayat level. It will continue at the primary health centre and at the sub-centre depending on the availability of the doses. — Piyush Bhusari