Ludhiana: The Ministry of Health has established 13 vaccination centers in all districts as immunization against Covid from those aged 15-18 years begin Monday.
The drive has kicked in the midst of a strike by more than 70% of staff, mostly contractual health workers under the national health mission scheme.
Dr.
SP Singh said, “Covaxin will be used for the age group 15-18 years.
Vaccination will be carried out on existing sites and not at school.
There will be a separate team for their vaccination and other rules remain the same.” To start, it was Will be conducted in six urban health centers (UCHCs), civil hospitals in Ludhiana (urban) and sub-division hospitals in the outside area.
They have requested health blocks, including Pakhowal and Payal, among others, to vaccinate age groups and they will do it if they get a vaccination for it, he added.
Health Department officials said vaccination would be carried out in Ludhiana in the Heath Center Community (CHCS) in Jawaddi, Shimlapuri, Subhash Nagar, Giaspura; Mother and Child Hospital (MCH) in Vardhman; office complex of civil surgeons; Dr.
Ambedkar Bhawan, Salem Tabri; and civil hospital.
In this district, it will be done at sub-division hospitals in Samrala, Khanna, Raikot and Jagraon and at the Public Health Center in Sudhar.
“The drive will be inaugurated at the UCHC at Jawaddi between 09:30 a.m.
and 10:30,” said the official, we have received vaccination support from private hospitals, including Fortis, SPS, Mohandai Oswal, GTB, CMC, and inner hospitals.
We have 15 vaccinators for vaccination Monday, in addition to several volunteers that will help in data entries.
“” If a teenager (aged 15 to 18 years) does not have aadhaar card, he can carry a school identity card for registration, which can be done in the center too, in addition to co-win applications.
We have stock around two lakh vaccines, including covishield and covaxin.
We have around 70,000 to 80,000 covaxin bottles, “he added.
The department official said even when they had 290 session sites, at this time they were vaccinating around 30-35 because of the staff strike.” PACE vaccination will increase.
Once the staff calls their protest.
There is adequate vaccine stock for age groups at this time and more supplies are expected in the coming days, “he added.