Seeking to improve COVID-19 vaccination coverage of pregnant and lactating girls, the Delhi government on Monday issued an order that they can get jabs at overall health facility internet sites exactly where they report for their frequent verify-up on designated days of the week. The vaccination exercising against COVID-19 had begun from January 16 this year. However, pregnant girls have been made eligible to get a shot about a month ago.
“In order to enhance coverage of vulnerable cohort of pregnant and lactating women, it is directed that their COVID-19 vaccination may be done at the health facility site where they report for their regular ANC/PNC check-up, on the designated days of the week,” reads the order issued by the Delhi overall health division. ANC refers to antenatal care an expectant mother requires, when PNC is postnatal care a lady needs soon after becoming a mother.
“The medical officer and the vaccinator are already present in the health facility along with the vaccines, as these centres also serve as a cold chain points,” the order says.
Vaccination shall be accomplished via Co-WIN portal in stroll-in mode. Training of vaccinator for conduct of these sessions on Co-WIN will have to be ensured. All efforts will have to be made to preserve the vaccine wastage to the minimum, the overall health division stated in its order. The CDMOs (chief district healthcare officers) and DIOs (district informatics officers) are requested to problem needed guidelines to the concerned in this regard for quick operationalisation, it added.
The Delhi government has so far administered 1,06,90,855 Covid vaccines in the city, which consists of 77,50,023 very first doses and 29,40,832 second doses, according to the newest vaccination bulletin issued on Monday. The city has seven-day vaccine stock as on Monday morning, which include things like 3,55,820 Covaxin shots and 4,30,350 Covieshield jabs.
The Delhi overall health division has told the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) that it will take a further year to vaccinate all eligible beneficiaries aged above 18 in the national capital at “the present rate of COVID-19 vaccine supply”. At a DDMA meeting held on Friday, officials of the division gave a presentation on the city government’s preparedness for a feasible third wave of coronavirus and the status of COVID-19 vaccination.