Chandigarh, January 15: The Captain Amarinder Singh ledPunjab Government is all ready to roll out most awaited corona vaccinationprogramme under which firstly, Health Care Workers (Central, State & ArmedForces Medical Services) to be vaccinated with their consent at dedicated 59sites in the State.
The Health Minister Mr. Balbir Singh Sidhu stated thatCOVID-19 vaccination is being launched on 16th January 2021 and the first batchof vaccine doses have already been distributed to all District Cold ChainStores. Orientation on the use of these vaccines has also been conducted.Earlier, a dry run for the smooth run of vaccination was also done at all sitesas per SOPs of GoI. He clarified that only registered beneficiaries (HCWs) tobe vaccinated whose data was uploaded on the CoWIN site.
Giving details of corona vaccine doses supplied to thedistricts, Mr. Sidhu said that a total of 20,880 have been supplied to districtAmritsar, 41,60 to Barnala, 12,430 to Bathinda, 5,030 to Faridkot, 4,400 toFatehgarh Sahib, 4,670 to Fazilka, 6,200 to Ferozepur, 9,790 to Gurdaspur,9,570 to Hoshiarpur, 16,490 to Jalandhar, 4,600 to Kapurthala, 36,510 toLudhiana, 3,160 to Mansa, 2,600 to Moga, 5,860 to Pathankot, 11,080 to Patiala,6,360 to Roopnagar, 7,660 to Sangrur,13,640 to SAS Nagar, 5,300 to SBS Nagar, 5,420 to Sri Muktsar Sahib and 8,210 vaccine doses havebeen distributed to district Tarn Taran. He said that the doses proportionallydistributed for Health Care Workers on the basis of database and maximum 100beneficiaries will be vaccinated at each site.
The sites which have already provided the first dose shallnecessary plan for second dose post 28 days as per protocol, he said.
Notably, the vaccine has been planned in a phased mannerwith priority groups- Healthcare workers, Frontline workers, Elderly (above 50year age) and Population below 50 years and with comorbidities.