On Day-1 of nationwide rollout of Covid-19 vaccines, 100 healthcare workers across 166 sites in Tamil Nadu will get innoculated. The state government will roll out vaccines for Covid-19 tomorrow. Dr Vinay Kumar, Joint Director, Directorate of Public Health Care and Preventive Medicine, Chennai said that more than 480,000 healthcare providers including doctors have registered through the Co-WIN software to get the vaccination. He said the final number of volunteers registering for the vaccination would be known on January 25 the time frame for registration for the frontline workers. The State of Tamil Nadu is fully equipped for the vaccine rollout and has made all the arrangements and facilities like the cold chains that involve the transportation and storage of the vaccines at 2-8 degree Celsius. Healthcare providers at various levels have been trained regarding the vaccination. As per the information from the Government of India, tomorrow (January 16)the vaccine will be given
Read more about Tamil Nadu gets 556,500 doses of vaccines for administration at 307 sites on Business Standard. District-wise cold chain points are ready. A total of 45 vehicles will transport vaccines to health unit districts
Read more about 1.6 mn frontline workers in Karnataka to get Covid jab in first phase: CM on Business Standard. About 16 lakh frontline workersin Karnataka will be administered COVID-19 vaccine in the first phase starting from January 16, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Monday.