BHAGALPUR/CHHAPRA: Authorities were busy making final round of preparations for the second round of
dry run
for
vaccination
against
Covid-19
scheduled to be held on Friday.
The dry run will be organized in three hospitals of Bhagalpur and three in Banka district. It is a rehearsal to understand the readiness of the
health department
and hospitals and is also aimed at removing the shortcomings and plug the loopholes before the actual process is undertaken.
Bhagalpur civil surgeon Dr Vijay Kumar Singh said three hospitals, including the sadar hospital and Hussainabad primary health centre (PHC) and one private hospital have been selected. Banka civil surgeon Dr Sudhir Kumar Mahato said the dry run would be held at Banka sadar hospital, Katoria block PHC and a private hospital.
“The objective of the dry run is to remove the shortcomings of the ambitious plan for vaccination against Covid. The entire process will be followed as per the guidelines of ministry of health and family welfare,” Dr Mahto said.
Two India-made vaccines—Covishield (of
Serum Institute of India) and
Covaxin (of
Bharat Biotech
)— have been given the nod for emergency use after the Central Drugs and Standards Committee (CDSCO) and the Directorate General of Health Services approved them on the basis of recommendations made by the subject expert committee.
In Saran district, around 7,500 government health workers and 2,300 private health will execute the dry run. Saran civil surgeon Dr M.Jha said verification of beneficiaries, vaccination, cold chain, logistic management of bio- medical waste and adverse effect following immunization (AEFI) would be rehearsed. A call centre will also function during this exercise.
“During dry run, which will begin at 9am, the ANMs and
ASHA workers will conduct thermal screening of the beneficiaries. Thereafter, the beneficiaries will be sent to home guard jawans for verification of identity proof, who would act as the ‘first vaccinator’. After this exercise, the beneficiaries will be sent to data operators to verify the data of registration as ‘second vaccinator’. The ‘third vaccinator’ will inject the
vaccine
,” Dr Jha said.
He added: “After vaccination, the beneficiaries would have to wait for half-an-hour in the waiting hall.”
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