Chandigarh suggests staggered timings to beneficiaries
Chandigarh, January 2
The UT health authorities successfully conducted dry run for Covid vaccination at three identified session sites – GMSH-16, Civil Hospital, Sector 22, and Civil Hospital, Mani Majra, – here today.
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The authorities have suggested that staggered timings should be provided to beneficiaries during the vaccination drive so as to avoid any hassle when 100 beneficiaries will be vaccinated.
The dry run is being undertaken to anticipate any issues or challenges in connection with Covid-19 vaccination. Arrangements at the sites were made as per the Government of India protocols. These included three-room protocol, signage, data entry provision, observation room and provision for managing cases of adverse event following immunisation.
Dr Amandeep Kaur Kang, Director, Health Services, said: “We will suggest the Centre to allow us to call beneficiaries as per staggered timings so that no snags are encountered when 100 beneficiaries will be sent push messages or their data will be uploaded on the portal. It was observed that we can vaccinate 25 beneficiaries in two hours.”
The time slot was 10 am to noon for 25 beneficiaries at each site. The beneficiaries reached the sites on time. A vaccination mock drill was carried out and data uploaded on Co-WIN application.
A confirmation message for vaccination was successfully generated and received by the facility in-charge. The beneficiaries were made to wait under observation for 30 minutes. They were later sent home after giving the number on which they could contact in case of any problem.
The entire session was carried out under the guidance and supervision of Dr Amandeep Kang, Director, Health Services, UT.
Teams from the PGI and the GMCH-32 visited the session site at the GMSH-16 to observe the dry run. —TNS
