Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and zilla parishad (ZP) have doubled Covid-19 vaccination centres in the district from 45 to 90 on Friday, which saw inoculation of record 9,105 persons, and reduction in crowding at centres to a great extent. NMC has started 14-hour vaccination at its four centres on Friday, which is likely to be followed by other centres in a day or two. The number of private hospitals too increased from 25 to 34, which are also allowed to start 24X7 vaccination.
After healthcare workers (HCWs), second dose of frontline workers (FLWs) also started in the district on Friday.
NMC additional municipal commissioner Ram Joshi told TOI, “Crowding reduced to a great extent at all centres. NMC also started three separate lines for HCW-FLW, pre-registered people from age-appropriate groups, and walk-ins at Pachpaoli Women’s Hospital on Friday. This will be extended to all centres in a day or two. It will ensure fast vaccination of HCWs, FLWs and pre-registered people from age-appropriate groups, and also expedite registration and inoculation of walk-ins.”
Joshi also said, “NMC’s four centres; IGR, Pachpaoli, Isolation and KT Nagar Urban Primary Health Centre (UPHC), on Friday started vaccination from 8am and concluded at 10pm. Earlier, inoculation used to be for 8 hours from 9am to 5pm. The same will be facilitated at other centres soon.”
Free of cost vaccination was also started at NMC’s Mahdibagh UPHC and divisional railway hospital on Friday.
Municipal commissioner Radhakrishnan B also directed officials to begin inoculation at eight more UPHCs of NMC.
Total number of vaccinated HCWs, FLWs and age-appropriate group people on Friday in the district was higher that total number in 11 districts of Vidarbha on Monday and Tuesday.
Of the 9,105 beneficiaries in the district, 6,516 were from 60+ and 45+ with specified comorbidities group, and remaining 2,598 were HCWs and FLWs who took first or second dose.
In city, number of centres has increased from 28 to 41 on Friday. Of the 2,680 eligible people taking the jab in 16 centres in NMC and government-run hospitals, 1,441 were from age-appropriate groups and 1,239 were HCWs and FLWs.
Equal response was witnessed at 25 private hospitals which were paid centres. Of the 2,641 vaccinated here, 2,380 were from age-appropriate groups. Even, HCWs and FLWs started to pay Rs250 for the jab at private hospitals, with 261 HCWs and FLWs taking the first or second dose at private hospitals.
In rural, ZP increased centres from 17 to 49, where 3,784 turned up for inoculation, 2,695 from age-appropriate group and remaining 1,089 were HCWs and FLWs.
On Thursday, 5,726, of which 4,243 from age-appropriate group and 1,483 HCWs and FLWs had taken the jab at 45 centres, which means beneficiaries have almost doubled in the district on Friday.
Joshi also said hourly token system will start at all centres for walk-ins from Saturday onwards. “Tokens will also be issued for other days,” he said.
No adverse event following immunization (AEFI) was registered among 9,105 beneficiaries on Friday, excluding one minor AEFI in Parsheoni tehsil, said NMC and ZP.
The district has sufficient doses of Covishield, which is being administered at all centres excluding Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). To ensure no shortage of Covaxin at GMCH, NMC has taken permission from the government and reportedly brought doses of Covaxin from Gadchiroli district, which were unutilized. In latest lot, the district did not receive doses of Covaxin. GMCH has been using doses of Covaxin for people from age-appropriate group from among the doses received for HCWs.
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