Bhubaneswar: The state government Tuesday said it will administer Covid vaccines through 38,000 centres and claimed full preparedness for a smooth rollout of the programme.
Health Director Bijay Panigrahi, while interacting with the media, said, “When a person comes to take the vaccination with prior registration, s/he will first wait in a room where his or her credentials will be verified.
The beneficiaries will go one by one to the vaccination room where their identity will be matched with the system.”
After administration of the vaccine, the person will need to wait in an observation room for 30 minutes to see if there is any adverse reaction. If they are found okay they could go home.
We are now set to roll out the vaccine and prepared for the same. The vaccine will be given on the upper arm, Panigrahi said.
The department had earlier claimed that by the end of this month the state is likely to get their supply of vaccines. The government is ready with the first list of the beneficiaries.
Notably, the Union health ministry Tuesday said it is prepared to roll out Covid-19 vaccine by January 13 — 10 days from the date of emergency use authorisation which was issued January 3, but noted that the final decision lies with the central government.
PNN