The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is gearing up to vaccinate about 1 crore individuals in a month as quickly as the vaccine is authorized. For this, the civic physique has created a blueprint of the vaccination procedure and they are organizing to vaccinate Mumbaikars very first. The civic physique also has plans to include things like healthcare employees, strong waste management employees, police force and citizens above 50 years onto the priority list for vaccination.
Suresh Kakani, more municipal commissioner, BMC mentioned that they are prepared with the blueprint and are organizing to vaccinate practically half of the population inside a month immediately after the rollout of the vaccine subsequent year. However, every little thing depends on the state government releasing new suggestions for the COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
“So far, India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has given A nod to vaccinate around 1.25 lakh health workers from public and private sectors. With the approval of ICMR, we may include the police force, employees of solid waste management and citizens above 50 years into the first phase of the vaccination process. But we are yet to get an official approval from ICMR and the state government,” he mentioned. Moreover, 1.25 lakh healthcare workers are very first on priority list for the COVID-19 vaccine, of which 66,000 HCW are from the state and civic-run hospitals, even though the rest are from the private hospitals.
However, all the states have been directed to be ready with a blueprint of their very first vaccination procedure. The BMC has been holding normal meetings with senior well being officers, like the deans of the healthcare colleges. As per the initial organizing of the blueprint, other than healthcare colleges, the civic physique will commence vaccination points at peripheral hospitals, except at maternity hospitals. Also, each and every ward will have two vaccination points.
“We are trying to create as many vaccination centres as possible to fasten the process. We have also created a blueprint on the training process of the vaccine providers. We also have to procure cold chain boxes (vaccine carriers that help to maintain the temperature until it is delivered to the centre) from the government for the transportation of the vaccines,” he added.
At present, BMC has identified a 5,000 square feet floor in a 5-storey civic developing in Kanjurmarg as a cold storage facility. But, based on the kind of the vaccine, the temperature of the cold storage facility will be structured.
The King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital in Parel and BYL Nair hospital in Mumbai Central is conducting the second and third phase of the clinical trials of the foreign vaccine COVISHIELD manufactured by Oxford University. Lokmanya Tilak General Hospital, recognized as Sion Hospital and the government-run JJ hospital will quickly commence the clinical trial of the very first indigenous COVID-19 vaccine- COVAXIN.