Kolkata: Because of the increasing number of recipients with a dose of Coxavin both due and supply vaccines, the State Health Department has asked all CVCs to order vaccines for the second dose recipient for now.
Even before the round was released on Wednesday, most CVC had begun to offer Bharat Biotech Jab only for the second dose recipient.
“The state has received a simple number of Covaxin over the past few weeks, which has caused a large pile of recipients who are due to the second dose.
Remembering the current Covaxin stock in the state, you must ensure that Covaxin is only given to people who are both doses due to the order Furthermore, “said The Circular.
The Covaxin crisis has forced many KMC CVCs to stay closed for about four days last week while hospitals, such as SSKM who thinned 1,500 people every day, have been able to offer only around 40 Coxavin Jab a day.
According to health department officials, Bengal should get around 3 doses of Lakh Covaxin last week and were given July 21 schedule, and then 23.
But the bottle was not delivered on both occasions.
“Three days ago, the number of recipients due to the second dose of Covaxin around 2.5 lakh throughout the state.
After that we have received 3 doses of lakh from the vaccine, which has been sent to various cold chain points,” said a health official , The Ministry of Health has also requested all CVCs to ensure zero waste and manage 11 doses as much as possible if there is a covishield.
CVC The government has also been asked to take part in the SOP that will reduce the risk of theft vaccine.
A health worker was arrested from Sonarpur last week after he allegedly stole a covishield bottle from the Primary Health Unit in Diamond Harbor to give Jab to people and charged between Rs 200 and Rs 500.
In the third week of May also arrested two.
Asha workers are allegedly attached to KMC to steal vaccines from government shares and offer Jab for the price for some residents in Buyaghata.
The Ministry of Health has asked all Government CVC to restore bottles used, and are not used, the vaccine to the cold chain point (CCP) after the vaccination session ended that day.
The cold chain handler (CCH) on the CCP as it has been told to verify physical stock every day.
“Some irregularities have been observed in participating in vaccination guidelines.
Such irregularities can cause the risk of fraud and misuse of vaccines.
All CVCs must be more stringent in observing SOPs,” said a source at Swasthya Bhawan.
The presence of at least three members of the CVC vaccination team at the beginning of the day drive has been mandated.