Vaccine in sight, Chandigarh ups its preparations

Naina Mishra

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 9

The UT Administration has stepped up the preparations for the Covid-19 vaccine as the time for rolling out the vaccine is inching closer. Keeping in mind that the logistics for the vaccination will be received shortly, the identification for a storage space at all health facilities has been initiated in the city.

During a meeting yesterday, officials of the UT Health Department apprised the Ministry of Home and Family Welfare of the preparations being taken at the local level. It is learnt that all hospitals in the city have been instructed to earmark space for dry storage and identify an area, which can be designated exclusively as the Covid-19 vaccination site.

A total of 187 vaccinators in government health facilities will be involved in the Covid vaccination. There will be 59 session sites in the city where the vaccine will be administered. The postal code will be critical for linking the beneficiary to the session site. Push messages will be sent out to the beneficiary and the vaccinator before the vaccination session.

Dr Amandeep Kaur Kang, Director, Health Services, Chandigarh, said, “Our arrangement is in order for the Covid-19 vaccination as it is expected to roll out soon. The training of all health staff is going on in full swing. We have consolidated data of health care workers whereas the MC and the police are compiling their data of frontline workers.”

UT to rope in pvt health workers

The UT Health Department has asked health workers in private facilities to get themselves registered for the vaccination at the GMSH in Sector 16. As many as 12,066 health care workers have registered for the first phase of the vaccination. While all 50 government facilities have submitted the data of 8,217 health workers, only 174 of the total 635 private institutions have submitted the details.

Supply chain

• MoHFW Immunisation Division
• Manufacturer
• District vaccine store: GMSH-16
• Sub-depots: GMSH-16, civil hospitals in Sector 22, 45 and Mani Majra
• Last cold chain points: Health and wellness centre/civil dispensary

Cold chain equipment

• Walk-in cooler 1
• Ice-lined refrigerator 91
• Deep freezers 90
• Vaccine carriers 1,562
• Insulated mobile 1
• vaccine van
• Walk-in freezer 1
• Refrigerated van 1
• Stem thermometer 200