The official on Saturday said that the Odisha government has formed committees to track possible adverse events following immunisation of Covid-19 vaccine.
State-level and district-level committees have been constituted to track possible adverse events following immunisation.
A 21-member state-level committee has been formed under the chairmanship of family welfare director while the district-level committees are formed under the chairmanship of chief district medical and public health officers.
A notification from the state health department said, "Preparations are underway for conducting Covid-9 vaccination in states and districts, starting with certain priority groups. In connection with this, steps need to be taken to strengthen Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI) surveillance following Covid-19 vaccination to maintain confidence in the safety of the vaccine.”
The Odisha Government has prepared a database of approximately 3.2 lakh health and frontline workers, to be given vaccinated on a priority basis.
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The database of the first priority group composed of health care workers (from both the government and private health facilities) and frontline workers under the integrated child development scheme.
The state-directed committee has been established under the chairmanship of the chief secretary and a state task force committee has been formed under the additional chief secretary (health) for the Covid-19 vaccination.
Source: IANS