Fixed Covid vaccination centres at Delhis education institutes to be discontinued from Apr 1 Order
New Delhi Mar 24 PTI Fixed Covid vaccination centres at school complexes and other educational institutions will be discontinued from April 1 given these institutions are set to reopen soon amid a fall in infection according to an official orderDelhi on Thursday reported 132 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 040 per cent and zero death Fixed COVID-19 vaccination centres at school complexes and other educational institutions for the general population shall be discontinued with effect from April 1 2022Covid vaccination will be available at all GNCTD Delhi government health facilities and hospitals during the regular timings of these health facilities with due rationalisation of session sites as per the vaccination load at the CVC which shall be reviewed from time to time stated the order by the city health department authoritiesThe countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 last year with the healthcare workers getting inoculated in the first phase Vaccination of the frontline workers started from February 2 last yearThe next phase of Covid vaccination commenced on March 1 last year for people over 60 years and those aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditionsThe country launched vaccination for all people aged above 45 years from April 1 last yearCovid vaccination will also be available at health facilities of other agencies viz MCD CGHS ESI Railways Armed Forces Cantonment Board etc during facility timings the March 24 order statedAlso if there is a requirement vaccination sessions may be conducted in a camp mode in other community establishments including community halls banquet halls and RWAs observing the Union governments guidelines it saidTo cover the 12-14 year and the remaining 15-17 years first and second dose cohorts vaccination shall be conducted at school sites in camp mode as required in close coordination with the education department Out-of-school children shall be mobilised to the nearby health facilities the order mentionedThe sessions shall be on all six days of the week at hospitals In primary healthcare facilities the sessions shall be four days a week except for the two RI days This will ensure the availability of sufficient daily vaccination capacity it statedAny local-level change in timingsextension of timings of the session sites may be planned at the level of DIO based on the local needs Home-based vaccination requests for bed-ridden and immobile beneficiaries shall be covered by the area catering health facility it said PTI KND NSD NSD
New Delhi Mar 24 PTI Fixed Covid vaccination centres at school complexes and other educational institutions will be discontinued from April 1 given these institutions are set to reopen soon amid a fall in infection according to an official orderDelhi on Thursday reported 132 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 040 per cent and zero death Fixed COVID-19 vaccination centres at school complexes and other educational institutions for the general population shall be discontinued with effect from April 1 2022Covid vaccination will be available at all GNCTD Delhi government health facilities and hospitals during the regular timings of these health facilities with due rationalisation of session sites as per the vaccination load at the CVC which shall be reviewed from time to time stated the order by the city health department authoritiesThe countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 last year with the healthcare workers getting inoculated in the first phase Vaccination of the frontline workers started from February 2 last yearThe next phase of Covid vaccination commenced on March 1 last year for people over 60 years and those aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditionsThe country launched vaccination for all people aged above 45 years from April 1 last yearCovid vaccination will also be available at health facilities of other agencies viz MCD CGHS ESI Railways Armed Forces Cantonment Board etc during facility timings the March 24 order statedAlso if there is a requirement vaccination sessions may be conducted in a camp mode in other community establishments including community halls banquet halls and RWAs observing the Union governments guidelines it saidTo cover the 12-14 year and the remaining 15-17 years first and second dose cohorts vaccination shall be conducted at school sites in camp mode as required in close coordination with the education department Out-of-school children shall be mobilised to the nearby health facilities the order mentionedThe sessions shall be on all six days of the week at hospitals In primary healthcare facilities the sessions shall be four days a week except for the two RI days This will ensure the availability of sufficient daily vaccination capacity it statedAny local-level change in timingsextension of timings of the session sites may be planned at the level of DIO based on the local needs Home-based vaccination requests for bed-ridden and immobile beneficiaries shall be covered by the area catering health facility it said PTI KND NSD NSD
