COVID-19 Vaccine Updates

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GOI has selected the priority groups who will be vaccinated on priority as they are at higher risk. The 1st group includes healthcare & frontline workers. The 2nd group to receive COVID 19 vaccine will be persons > 50 years of age & persons < 50 years with comorbid conditions. Recently Dr R. Guleria, Director, AIIMS-Delhi mentioned that “COVID- Vaccination going to be done at the government's expense & they are already prepared for it,". What challenges do you see, share your thought

Parveen Yograj · Answer

I just want to inform my friends in curofy that I have been appointed one month back  as District Immunization officer- Rajouri District- with a population of 760000 and a hilly terrain with some snow fall in higher reaches .It is a real challenge for me particularly being a general surgeon. Since one month - I have been working hard for prepared of vaccination of COVID-19 to Ist group of HCW's , second group of Frontline workers like army , police, municipal workers, 3rd group of above 50 Years and with co- morbid conditions and 4th group of remaining population. 
We have made an AEFI ( adverse events following immunization) commitee which will monitor and manage any anaphylaxis reaction or adverse effects and accordingly report it .
A state level steering committee has been formed chaired by chief secretary, a state task force chaired by principal secretary, health and a State control room chaired by State immunization officer. 
Similarly a District level committee is formed 
SIt am convener / member secretary of district level AEFI committee and chairperson of district control room 
At vaccination sites across the state even in far flung areas - 3 rooms are established 
A waiting room.where beneficiaries only who are registered in CO-WIN module are allowed to enter .Two vaccination officers will look after them and check their identity Then there is a vaccination room - where only one beneficiary is allowed- 5 persons will in this room - A Doctor ( MBBS/ BDS / AYUSH ) , a staff nurse , an ANM , a pharmacist and a LHV .One of them will vaccinate COVID-19 vaccine from a multi dose vial - containing 10 doses .O.5 ml will be given I/ M over left upper arm.
Then there will be an observation room where after vaccination, a person will have to wait for 30 minutes for AEFI. It will be looked after by 2 vaccination officers - preferably from police department as they will also manage crowd control at the vaccination site.
Hopefully- vaccination will be started in 3rd or 4th week of January 2020 .
This is how as D.I.O - I have planned Vaccination in my district 
Thanks

Gowhar Ahmad · Answer

YES THE PROTOCOL OF COVID 19 VACCINATION IS PRIORITY
BASES
MEDECAL AND PARAMEDECS
SENIOR PERSONS
THEN THE COMMON PUBLIC
ACCORDING TO DIRECTOR OF AIIMS DR R GULERIA THAT VACCINATION WILL BE AT THE GOVT EXPENSES
MAIN PROBLEM IN INDIA WILL BE HUGE NUMBER OF PATIENTS AND HUGE POPULATION

Ashok Leel · Answer

Agree with Dr Parveen Yograj Efficacy with safety and temperature guidelines must be of prime concern.

Govvinda N · Answer

Very few people will take the vaccine  initially based on preliminary surveys especially among doctors. Let's see.

Mm Bandhaypadhya · Answer

Great protocol. 
Wush you success.

Dinesh Gupta · Answer

NICE
  UPDATE
HELPFUL
AND
   INFORMATIVE

Balaram Reddy · Answer

Great sir take care sir

Vithal Sarwaikar · Answer

@excellent

COVID-19 Vaccine Updates

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Congratulations for this great post sir and thankyou for this information. We are grateful to have Doctors like you on our Roundglass Curofy platform.

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Thanks Dr Dinesh Gupta

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