Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has directed that necessary arrangements be made for the Covid-19 vaccination. A dry run of the vaccination will be carried out in all the districts on January 12. The CM said that the health department and officials in the State had made proper arrangements for the vaccination. Stating this while discussing preparations for vaccination with district magistrates via video conferencing, the CM said that the actual Covid vaccination is likely to be started soon in Uttarakhand. The results of the vaccination will be good considering the manner in which rehearsals for it have been conducted in the state.
Rawat said that special focus should be laid to ensure that there are no doubts in anyone’s mind regarding the vaccine. Meetings should be held with various social organisations, business bodies and intelligentsia for this purpose. Chief medical officers should provide information about the Covid vaccination in the districts and an elaborate public awareness campaign should also be undertaken for this purpose, he said.
Chief secretary Om Prakash directed that a dry run will be organised on January 12 at all vaccination centres in the state. All the districts should complete all necessary arrangements for the dry run at their vaccination sites. Duty charts should be placed in all the vaccination sites so that those deployed for the vaccination campaign are aware of their tasks and timings. The contact numbers of the offices and officials concerned should also be displayed at all vaccination sites for use in case of any adverse reaction. The chief secretary further directed the officials concerned to ensure that the data of the vaccination is uploaded online or offline on the portal on the same day. He further said that 140 more ambulances have been arranged for the state and that these will soon be sent to the districts.
The 108 and other ambulances should be placed near the vaccination sites for use when required.Care should also be taken to see that those who cannot reach the vaccination site alone are not accompanied by a family member aged less than 18 years. Information about vaccination should be publicised through newspapers, social media and other media to dispel any doubts while meetings with members of the prominent citizens should also be held in order to raise awareness regarding vaccination.
Secretaries Amit Singh Negi, Pankaj Kumar Pande, Health director general Amita Upreti and other officials concerned were also present in the meeting.
