The Haryana Health Department has completed the groundwork and is all set to introduce Covid-19 vaccine soon in a phased manner starting from Health Care Workers (HCWs). For this, the data of over 1.9 lakh HCWs from both private and government sectors have been uploaded on CoWIN portal.
Sharing details of the preparedness of Covid-19 vaccine rollout, Rajeev Arora, Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Government of Haryana, said that the department has already identified 1,800 vaccination session sites and over 5,000 vaccinators have been mapped to administer the vaccine. Moreover, the health department has arranged 22 vaccine vans (insulated) for transporting vaccine across the state.
Arora said that the Haryana Government has meticulously prepared the vaccine rollout plan and is all set to introduce it. He stated that the platform of the existing Universal Immunisation Programme of state with enhanced capacity is being used for Covid-19 vaccine.
Vaccine introduction will span over a year with multiple groups being included sequentially. It will be done at fixed session sites, mapping of which is in progress. “As per the Government of India (GOI) guidelines, vaccination will be done on election model with the involvement of other departments,” said Arora.
On the availability of cold storages, he said that the state has sufficient cold chain space to meet the additional requirements. Category-wise vaccination is to be done in a phased manner. Arora said that prior experiences of managing huge campaigns like Measles-Rubella (MR) have been an asset and helps the department in formulating effective plans.