Within the letter, Well being Ministry Further Secretary Manohar Agnani stated the database of frontline staff is being up to date by states and UTs in collaboration with the respective line ministries.
As on date, the database of greater than 61 lakh frontline staff has been uploaded on Co-WIN portal.
“On this regard, after due session with states and UTs, it’s suggested that the states and UTs shall provoke simultaneous vaccination of frontline staff and healthcare staff from the primary week of February,” Agnani stated.
A pan-India COVID-19 vaccination drive initiated on January 16 goals to cowl healthcare and frontline staff within the preliminary section.
Until 8 AM on Friday, 29,28,053 beneficiaries have obtained anti-coronavirus photographs underneath the countrywide vaccination train.
The letter mentions that the required doses of each vaccines — Covishield and Covaxin — have been allotted to the states and UTs and additional augmentation might be made by means of subsequent releases.
The states and UTs ought to be sure that classes have to be created for each the kind of vaccines in proportion to the discharge of vaccines to the state, wherever relevant, the letter stated.
“I request you to kindly direct the involved officers to provoke requisite planning and evaluation for initiating vaccination of frontline staff together with healthcare staff from the primary week of February, 2021. Your unstinted assist is pre-requisite to realize the specified acceleration and affect of COVID-19 vaccine drive,” the letter acknowledged.
