Haryana gears up for COVID-19 vaccination, 1.9 lakh healthcare workers on priority ANI | Updated: Dec 23, 2020 09:57 IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], December 23 (ANI): Haryana Government has prepared data of 1.9 lakh health care workers (HCWs) from both private and government sectors on the Co-WIN portal for successful implementation of COVID-19 vaccination drive, whenever the vaccine is made available in the country.
Sharing details of the preparedness of COVID-19 vaccine rollout Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Rajeev Arora said that the Department has already identified 1,800 vaccination session sites and more than 5,000 vaccinators have been mapped for the process of administering the vaccine.
In order to ensure that the vaccine reaches every district, the health department has 22 Vaccine Vans (insulated) for transporting vaccines across the state.
Haryana gears up for covid vaccination, 1.9 lakh healthcare workers on priority
In Haryana, the vaccination will be done at fixed session sites, mapping of session sites are in progress.
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. Updated: 23 Dec 2020, 10:47 AM IST ANI
In order to ensure that the vaccine reaches every district, the health department has 22 Vaccine Vans (insulated) for transporting vaccines across the state.
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Haryana Government has prepared data of 1.9 lakh health care workers (HCWs) from both private and government sectors on the Co-WIN portal for successful implementation of COVID-19 vaccination drive, whenever the vaccine is made available in the country.
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