India begins world's largest immunisation exercise today
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PM Modi launches India's vaccination drive
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched India's vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus via video conferencing. Billed as the world's largest vaccination program, covering the entire length and breadth of the country, the drive aims to first inoculate millions of its healthcare and frontline workers and reach an estimated 3 crore people by the end of its first phase.
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Approved vaccines
- Covishield – Serum Institute of India
- Covaxin – Bharat Biotech
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Front line
200,000 vaccinators. Each vaccination team to have 5 members: 1 vaccinator + 4 others
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Initial availability
- 11 million Covishield doses.
- 5.5 million Covaxin doses
- Allocated to states, UTs in proportion to healthcare workers
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State plan
- States have organised vaccination sessions.
- 100 vaccinations per session per day initially.
- 10% reserve/wastage.
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Storage
- National storage sites: Karnal, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai
- States will have at least one regional vaccine store
- States/UTs with more than one centre: UP 9; MP 4; Gujarat - 4; Kerala 3; JK, Karnataka and Rajasthan 2 each
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Command centre
- 1075, to address queries
- Dedicated 24x7 call centre
- Will crack down on misinformation, rumours
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Exclusions
- Shots won’t be given to Pregnant/lactating women
- Those below 18 yrs of age
- Those allergic to previous dose of Covid-19
- Those with other allergies (to vaccines/food/pharma products/injectable therapies)
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Key challenges
- Logistics of vaccinating millions
- Identifying, reaching out to first beneficiaries
- Overcoming vaccine hesitancy
- Ensuring second dose taken on time
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Delivery, access
2 doses with 28-day gap not interchangeableA. App-based deliveryRecipients to register on Co-WIN appB. Process at centre
- Photo ID to be verified
- Documents checked with Co-WIN
- Vaccine administered
- 30-minute observation after vaccination, guided for further action
- The recipient informed about next dose
- Site tenderness/pain, fever, headache, fatigue muscle, joint pains, nausea. A Paracetamol advised for symptomatic relief