May 15, 2021
Calls for immediate audit of installation and operation of ventilators provided by the Centre Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that States should be encouraged to report their Covid numbers more transparently and they should be told that higher numbers being reported by them do not reflect adversely on their efforts.
Modi who held a high-level meeting to discuss Covid and vaccination related situation in the country directed officials to develop a distribution plan for ensuring oxygen supply in rural areas, including through provision of Oxygen Concentrators. He said necessary training should be provided to health workers in the operation of such equipment, and power supply should be ensured for smooth operation of such medical devices.
The Centre has asked states and union territories to refrain from approving additional categories as frontline workers for vaccination, and recommended doing so using only vaccines procured directly by them.
Inoculation of frontline and healthcare workers in Delhi below national average: Centre
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Last Updated: May 15, 2021, 10:43 PM IST
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Synopsis (The figure in) Rajasthan is 95 per cent, Madhya Pradesh is 96 per cent, Chhattisgarh is 99 per cent and Delhi is 78 per cent. It is 10-11 per cent below the (national) average. It should be improved. It (Delhi) is a limited area, limited population and (it is) well-connected. We appeal that states work to raise it, V K Paul said.
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The inoculation of frontline and healthcare workers against coronavirus in Delhi is less than the national average, Member (Health) of the Niti Aayog V K Paul said on Saturday. Responding to a question in a media briefing, Paul said the overall coverage of single-dose for healthcare workers is 89 per cent.
NEW DELHI: The Centre has asked states and union territories to refrain from approving additional categories as frontline workers for vaccination, and recommended doing so using only vaccines procured directly by them.
The missive from Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan came after states like Odisha included railway staff, forest guards, oxygen plant employees and other categories as front line workers (FLW). It has been learnt that some states/UTs are approving additional categories of persons as FLWs belonging to different departments (like govt departments of banking, railways, and transport etc). In this regard, states/UTS are advised to please note that the FLWs categories and their definition has been very clearly communicated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and no change in the categories of FLWS and their definition has been made by the Government of India.
Adhere to approved categories of frontline workers for Covid vaccination: Centre to states
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Last Updated: May 15, 2021, 10:59 PM IST
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The missive from Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan came after states like Odisha included railway staff, forest guards, oxygen plant employees and other categories as front line workers (FLW).
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The Centre has asked states and union territories to refrain from approving additional categories as frontline workers for vaccination, and recommended doing so using only vaccines procured directly by them.
The missive from Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan came after states like Odisha included railway staff, forest guards, oxygen plant employees and other categories as front line workers (FLW).