NEW DELHI: As vaccination efforts against Covid-19 are set to increase sharply from March 1, extending coverage beyond health care workers and the front line, the Center said the vaccine could be accessed in three ways – auto – Early registration, on-site registration and cohort facility.
Details of the next vaccination phase were discussed at a summit at which the Center advised states on several processes, including Co-Win 2.0 features, beneficiary registration options, identity verification and facilities needed in public hospitals, and private.
Vaccination will be free at government immunization centers. Those who get the vaccine at any designated or paneled private health facility will have to “pay a pre-determined fee,” the health ministry said.
India will start vaccinating people over the age of 60 and those over the age of 45 with comorbidities from March 1. They are part of an estimated 27 million people covered in this phase and include people aged 50, who will be shot shortly after seniors.
Recipients will be able to self-register in advance by downloading the Co-Win 2.0 application and other IT applications, such as Aarogya Setu, which will list government and private hospitals that serve as Covid-19 vaccination centers with the date and time of availability. schedule.
However, recipients will also have the option of on-site registrations, and the Center is working to ensure that some three lakh community service centers are used and to help people who are unfamiliar with online or access means. limited to register for photos.
States and UTs have been told about the basic features of version 2.0 of Co-Win, which is a population-level software with the capacity to process several thousand entries, the ministry said.
“The new phase of vaccination of age-appropriate groups will expand Covid-19 vaccination in many countries. With a citizen-centered approach, the fundamental change in this phase is that citizens in the identified age groups, as well as those in health care and primary care “Workers who have been omitted or left out of the current vaccination phase can select vaccination centers of their choice,” he said.
States were also asked to ensure that private sector hospitals are involved as vaccination centers to harness their potential to expand vaccination capacity.
Private hospitals included in the health system of the central government, Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana and similar state health insurance schemes will initially be part of the action.
States and UTs have been asked to ensure that private health facilities have adequate space for the vaccination process, as detailed in the full SOPs issued by the ministry, basic cold chain equipment, own vaccination team and staff. as well as adequate facilities for managing any adverse events.
The meeting was chaired by Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan and the chairman of the RS Sharma vaccine group.
Details of the next vaccination phase were discussed at a summit at which the Center advised states on several processes, including Co-Win 2.0 features, beneficiary registration options, identity verification and facilities needed in public hospitals, and private.
Vaccination will be free at government immunization centers. Those who get the vaccine at any designated or paneled private health facility will have to “pay a pre-determined fee,” the health ministry said.
India will start vaccinating people over the age of 60 and those over the age of 45 with comorbidities from March 1. They are part of an estimated 27 million people covered in this phase and include people aged 50, who will be shot shortly after seniors.
Recipients will be able to self-register in advance by downloading the Co-Win 2.0 application and other IT applications, such as Aarogya Setu, which will list government and private hospitals that serve as Covid-19 vaccination centers with the date and time of availability. schedule.
However, recipients will also have the option of on-site registrations, and the Center is working to ensure that some three lakh community service centers are used and to help people who are unfamiliar with online or access means. limited to register for photos.
States and UTs have been told about the basic features of version 2.0 of Co-Win, which is a population-level software with the capacity to process several thousand entries, the ministry said.
“The new phase of vaccination of age-appropriate groups will expand Covid-19 vaccination in many countries. With a citizen-centered approach, the fundamental change in this phase is that citizens in the identified age groups, as well as those in health care and primary care “Workers who have been omitted or left out of the current vaccination phase can select vaccination centers of their choice,” he said.
States were also asked to ensure that private sector hospitals are involved as vaccination centers to harness their potential to expand vaccination capacity.
Private hospitals included in the health system of the central government, Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana and similar state health insurance schemes will initially be part of the action.
States and UTs have been asked to ensure that private health facilities have adequate space for the vaccination process, as detailed in the full SOPs issued by the ministry, basic cold chain equipment, own vaccination team and staff. as well as adequate facilities for managing any adverse events.
The meeting was chaired by Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan and the chairman of the RS Sharma vaccine group.