Hyderabad: Even when the drive for Covid-19 prevention doses is set to start on Monday for health workers and above 60, with co-morbidity, many in this category will not fulfill the immediate dose.
The reason: nine-month gap between the second dose and the dose of prudence.
Officials said that nearly two lakh people in the state would be eligible for the dose of prevention this month.
According to the estimate of the Ministry of Health, only health care workers and front lines that receive their second dose in the third or last week of February last year will qualify while senior citizens with co-morbidities above 60 who complete their two doses at the end of April 2021 will be eligible .
They will also be given the same vaccine with their first and second doses.
As per central guideline, the prevention dose can be taken nine months (39 weeks) after the second dose.
Drive Vaccination for Health Workers and Frontline has begun on January 16, 2021 while for senior citizens with co-morbidities, starting in March.
“Taking this, very few people are eligible for prevention doses in the first week..
Many people, during the early days of the drive, take a covishield, which has a longer time loose Quit the requirements for the dose of preventive measures, “the official said.
The Ministry of Health said it would not mobilize the elderly for a concentrated drive.
The department said they could take the opportunity after consulting their doctor.
According to the government’s source, officials have been directed to provide vaccines to those who are physically fit and can show health reports at the center.
The vaccine will be managed at the primary health center and primary and urban communities along with district, community and tertiary hospitals.