The mega vaccination drive against coronavirus was conducted at ANM Training Center at Sadar Hospital in Bokaro and Community Health Center (CHC) Chandankiyari on Saturday.
On the first day, the first vaccine was given to cleaning health workers. In Bokaro, the first vaccine was given to Anu Devi, a female cleaning staff of the district health department, and the second was given to Dr. Neeta Sinha, a renowned gynecologist of the city and the president of Indian Medical Association (IMA).
While at CHC Chandankiyari, Mukesh Kumar Bhagat, a cleaning staff of the health department got the first shot of the vaccine.
We have constituted two teams of doctors and medical experts. One team for conducting the vaccination drive while the other for keeping a close watch on the patients, post-vaccination in the observation room, said Dr NP Singh in-charge Civil Surgeon Bokaro.“Four rooms have the needful equipment for the purpose,” added Singh.
We have received 10,700 vaccine doses for the first round of vaccination.
An estimated 5500 health workers, including government and private hospital doctors, paramedical, and other health staff, were scheduled to get the vaccine shot in the first phase in the district.In the first phase, 100 persons will be vaccinated on a daily basis at the center, he said.
In the second phase around 7500 frontline workers, including armed forces (JAP 1100, CISF 1000, RPF & GRP 400), home guards (1900), police (2000), volunteers, municipal workers would be administered the vaccine. The third phase could be taken up for vaccination would comprise persons above the age of 50 years (around 3.40 lakhs), and persons with co-morbidities (20,000), informed Singh.
“For the remaining population, we yet to receive the government’s guideline,” he added.
Notably, around 3 lakh frontline health care workers will be inoculated at 2,934 sites across India on day one of the massive nationwide Covid-19 inoculation drive, which is set to begin on 16 January.