District Administration Shopian braces for pre COVID-19 vaccination rollout survey

SHOPIAN, DECEMBER 14: In order generate the category wise database of the population of District for universal administration of COVID-19 Vaccine, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Shopian, Dr. Sheikh Abdul Aziz today sensitized the concerned Officers and other staff about the pre vaccination survey.
*Among others the meeting was attended by Chief Medical officer, Dr Rameesh Ji, District Information Officer Mr. Showkat Ahmad Khan, District Youth Services & Sports Officer Gurmukh Singh Dutta, District Social Welfare Officer, Mohammad Shaifat, District Immunization Officer, and other concerned.*
At the outset, the ADC briefed the concerned about the various aspects of the COVID-19 Vaccine roll out and explained the modalities for the collection, storage, distribution and inoculation of the vaccine.
He further informed that vaccination booths have been identified across the district. Besides this some mobile booths shall be established, he added.
“Prior to vaccination, the category wise database of the population of the district shall be generated through teams comprising two vaccinator from Health department, two logistic from FMPHW, education department, NGO, ASHA Workers, Anganwadi Workers and 2 crowed management from police, volunteers, NYC, REKS.
The teams, he said shall be mandated first to maintained the category wise data base of the population surveyed and then to administer Vaccine as per the identified priority groups.
He also asked the concerned to capture the proper and accurate details of entire population considering it not only as government duty but a social responsibility so that no one is left out in the process of vaccination.
The four categories of priority groups to be identified includes the Health workers, Frontline workers who are directly linked with the management of COVID-19 pandemic, the persons above the age of 50 years or person with co- morbidity and general public.
It was further informed that the format for capturing the data shall be circulated among the teams.
It was also discussed that the people have to be informed through print and electronic media about the vaccination.