The central government has stated that 1 crore healthcare workers across India will be administered the 1st dose of vaccine. (Reuters image)
Coronavirus Covid-19 Vaccination: Delhi is all set to get a Coronavirus vaccine storage centre in the premises of Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital. There is a 3-storey developing in the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital compound run by the Delhi government. This developing will be turned into a Covid-19 vaccine storage facility, hospital director Dr. B L Sherwal was quoted as saying by The Indian Express.
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Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital is positioned in Tahirpur, close to Dilshad Garden of East Delhi.
The upcoming Covid-19 vaccine storage will come up in an location of about 5,000 square metres, Dr. Sherwal stated.
The Covid-19 vaccine storage facility will come to be functional by December 15-16. An specialist group of the National Health Mission has carried out a evaluation of the developing, as per the IE report.
At present, the 3-storey developing has 500 devoted beds for Covid-19 individuals. The Centre group necessary 5,000 square metres of space for the proposed vaccine storage facility. They have decided to use the complete developing, Dr. Sherwal stated.
The National Health Mission will be making use of the ground and 1st floors of the developing initially. They will also be utilising the second floor, Dr. Sherwal stated.
Dr. Sherwal stated that the building’s electrical energy feed is required to be modified to serve the needs of refrigerators to retailer the Covid-19 vaccine.
The central government has lately directed governments in states and union territories relating to the cold storage and refrigerated vans that have currently been utilized for the current universal immunisation programme. So far, a total of 28,000 cold chains and 700 refrigerated vans have been utilized beneath the universal immunisation programme.
The central government has stated that 1 crore healthcare workers across India will be administered the 1st dose of vaccine.