Officials said they have trained the vaccinators and procured syringes and safety boxes necessary for the programme.
Officials of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said Dhaka city dwellers will be vaccinated at between 320 and 330 points. But inoculation will not begin at every vaccination point on the same day. It will start gradually, a senior official involved with the plans told The Daily Star yesterday.
There will be vaccination points at four government medical college hospitals, 30 private medical college hospitals, and around 20 specialised hospitals and institutes.
Outside the capital, people will be inoculated at government hospitals and specialised hospitals.
Health workers imparted training for vaccination
Islamabad
January 15, 2021
Islamabad : The staff members of the COVID-19 Vaccination Centre have completed their training session in line with the guidelines provided by World Health Organisation (WHO).
According to the details provided by the district health authorities, all health workers in the Vaccination Centre set up in Tarlai were given adequate knowledge and skills in order to ensure safe and efficient COVID-19 vaccine administration. The training package was developed in collaboration with UNICEF, consists of 6 modules, which included video lectures, quizzes, job aids, interactive exercises and downloadable presentations with the available information.
The health workers were informed about the process of COVID-19 vaccine administration and infection prevention and control measures that should be used during vaccination sessions.
First shipment of vaccine to arrive on Jan 25-26
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The first consignment of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, produced by Serum Institute of India, will arrive in the country on January 25 or 26, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.
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