Health ministry, Niti Aayog officials likely to meet EC top brass over COVID vaccine distribution: Sources
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During the planned meeting, the health ministry and Niti Aayog could seek EC s help in distributing the vaccine to the right person and the poll panel s experience in managing voters at the booth level during massive electoral exercises could come in handy.
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Under phase one of the vaccination, it is planned to vaccinate nearly 30 crore population.
NEW DELHI: Officials of the Union health ministry and the Niti Aayog are likely to meet the Election Commission top brass in the coming days to seek their help in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine given the poll panel s robust network at the booth level, sources aware of the development said on Thursday. They said the officials have sought a meeting with the EC top brass to understand the process at the grass-roots level.
Health ministry, Niti Aayog officials likely to meet EC over vaccine distribution: Sources
They said the officials have sought a meeting with the EC top brass to understand the process at the grass-roots level.
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NEW DELHI: Officials of the Union health ministry and the Niti Aayog are likely to meet the Election Commission top brass in the coming days to seek their help in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine given the poll panel s robust network at the booth level, sources aware of the development said on Thursday.
They said the officials have sought a meeting with the EC top brass to understand the process at the grass-roots level.
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Health Ministry, Niti Aayog Officials Likely to Meet EC Top Brass Over Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution: Sources
A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a Vaccine COVID-19 sticker and a medical syringe. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo)
During the planned meeting, the health ministry and Niti Aayog could seek EC s help in distributing the vaccine to the right person and the poll panel s experience in managing voters at the booth level during massive electoral exercises could come in handy.
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Health ministry, Niti Aayog officials likely to meet EC top brass over COVID vaccine distribution
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Updated: Thursday, December 17, 2020, 23:54 [IST]
New Delhi, Dec 17: Officials of the Union health ministry and the Niti Aayog are likely to meet the Election Commission top brass in the coming days to seek their help in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine given the poll panel s robust network at the booth level, sources aware of the development said on Thursday.
They said the officials have sought a meeting with the EC top brass to understand the process at the grass-roots level. During the planned meeting, the health ministry and Niti Aayog could seek EC s help in distributing the vaccine to the right person and the poll panel s experience in managing voters at the booth level during massive electoral exercises could come in handy.
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With various countries already starting their COVID vaccination process, India has also laid a procedure to vaccinate people. Indian government will follow the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the immunization.
A digitalized method called COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network (Co-WIN) system will be used to keep a track of every person and all who will get the vaccine. There are certain guidelines that will be followed during the entire process.
Around 100 to 200 people will receive the vaccine shot in each session, each day. Once they are given the shot, the experts will monitor their health for the next 30 minutes to check for any side-effects. It will be necessary to pre-register for this. On spot registration is not an option.