Vikramaditya
Port Blair, Dec 28: The Andaman and Nicobar Administration has started detailed training of medical staffs for COVID-19 vaccination (Co-WIN) and the record data will be maintained through electronic vaccine intelligence network (eVIN) app.
The eVIN has been designed by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare with UNDP and GAVI and will be used effectively in Andaman, to monitor both storage and delivery of vaccines.
Sources in Andaman’s Health Department earlier told Andaman Sheekha that in first phase nearly 4856 health workers of these Islands, including all doctors, nurses, anganwadi workers etc, will be inoculated with COVID19 vaccine and these names have already uploaded in online portal of Government of India, so that there is no pilferage and spillage of the vaccine.
Sources added that necessary training for Cold Chain Handlers (CCHs) and other staffs as well as meeting in many levels including training of Doctors are over.
Nearly 34 vaccinators, who will be ANMs, will administer vaccine to health workers, initially in seven places in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and later three more locations will be added.
Insiders told Andaman Sheekha that as an especial case the Andaman Administration has requested the concerned Ministry to include the names of workers of Andaman Adim Janjati Vikas Samity (AAJVS) who are interacting with Jarawa and other particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) to safeguard all vulnerable tribal groups from COVID-19.
However, it is still not clear yet, which brand of COVID-19 vaccine will be sent to Andaman and Nicobar Islands but everyone is waiting anxiously for the day when COVID-19 vaccination will start in Andaman as even first phase will bring a lot of hopes for all Islanders.
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