Uttarakhand ready for vaccination exercise: Official

Uttarakhand is fully prepared for COVID-19 vaccination beginning on January 16, with 4,943 government and private health centres being identified for purpose, officials said on Monday.

As many as 87,588 health workers will be ministered vaccine in first phase of iculation exercise in state, Director General Health Amita Upreti said at a press conference in Dehrun.

As per operational guidelines issued by Government of India, 402 observers would be appointed to oversee vaccination process, she said.

Upreti said 120 ditional observers will also do vaccination work and ded that 2,118 women health workers and ANMs have been me vaccinators.

She said 317 cold chain points have been me for stor of vaccines at right temperature. 483 iceline refrigerators, 547 deep freezers, three walk-in coolers and two walk-in freezers have been arranged to maintain quality of vaccines, Upreti said.

vaccination exercise will be carried out in three phases. Healthcare and frontline workers will be vaccinated in first phase, people above fifty years and those suffering from diseases in second and rest in third phase.

All arrangements have been me at identified vaccination centres to deal with an emergency or side effects of vaccine by equipping m with life saving drugs and all required resources, Upreti said.

final vaccine dry run is to take place in 310 centres across state on Tuesday.