Around 3.2 lakh people comprising healthcare personnel and ailing elderly persons would be vaccinated in the first phase in the State after the launch of Covid-19 vaccine in the country, informed Health and Family Welfare Department Director Bijay Kumar Panigrahi on Tuesday. As many as 8,276 healthcare workers would be deployed at 29,276 vaccination centres for the purpose. A total of 1,796 Ice Lined Refrigerators (ILRs) and 1,771 deep freezers have been readied for the vaccination drive, he said.

He further added that five persons, a vaccinator, a vaccine authority, a verifier and two supervisors, would be stationed at each vaccination centre.

According to the guidelines issued by the Central Government, the latest electoral roll for Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections would be used to identify the population aged 50 years or more. Around 100 to 200 people would be vaccinated during each session per day and would then be monitored for 30 minutes pursuant to getting shots to watch for any adverse effect. 

A digitised platform for vaccine delivery, called Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network or Co-WIN, would be used to track enlisted beneficiaries for vaccination on a real-time basis. Besides, 12 photo-identity documents, including Voter ID, Aadhaar card, driving licence, passport and pension document, would be required for self-registration on digital platform.  Only pre-registered beneficiaries would be vaccinated in accordance with the prioritisation charted out by Union Health Ministry.

The guidelines state that there would be no provision for on-spot registrations.