Coronavirus Vaccination: Nearly 2.25 lakh healthcare workers will be vaccinated in the first phase.
New Delhi:
Preparations have begun in the national capital for the rolling out of COVID-19 vaccine. Around 3,500 healthcare workers are being trained for the vaccine rollout and out of these 1,800 healthcare workers will be deployed at 609 coldchain points across the city. Others will be involved as medical officers and inoculators at the vaccination booths.
The training session, which began on Monday, is being conducted at a centre run by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) of Delhi government. The training is being done in a cascade model or top-down manner.
609 cold chain spots for vaccination, training to healthcare workers: How Delhi plans to vaccinate
609 cold chain spots for vaccination, training to healthcare workers: How Delhi plans to vaccinate
Delhi government has identified 609 cold chain spots in the national capital for the storage of the vaccine doses and from Monday, healthcare workers would be given one-day training about the vaccination drive.
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Delhi has identified 609 cold chain spots for vaccination (Photo: AP)
As India gets ready to prepare a roll-out programme of the coronavirus vaccine candidates for the immunisation drive in the country against the Covid-19 infection, the Delhi government, too, has ramped up its preparedness for the drive in the national capital.
COVID-19: Delhi prepares for vaccination drive, identifies 609 cold chain points
The government has identified cold chain storage points, beyond training thousands of healthcare staff on technical details
BusinessToday.In | December 14, 2020 | Updated 11:59 IST
Delhi government has ramped up its preparedness to vaccinate residents against COVID-19.
The government has indentified cold chain storage points, beyond training thousands of healthcare staff on technical details
Here s what the Delhi government has done so far to prepare for the vaccination drive:
1. Around 609 cold chain points have been identified in Delhi. Cold chain points will be present from major hospitals such as Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital, Loknayak Hospital, Kasturba Hospital, Babasaheb Ambedkar Hospital, GTB Hospital to Urban Public Health Center and Mohalla Clinics.
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Doctors at AIIMS, and various govt-run facilities in the national capital, including LNJP Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital, DDU Hospital, GTB Hospital, BSA Hospital, Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital, and civic-run Hindu Rao Hospital performed duties while wearing black armbands and ribbons