NEW DELHI: As the vaccination against Covid-19 will take place from 1 March on a major ramp, extending coverage beyond healthcare and front-line workers, the center said the vaccine could be obtained via three routes – pre-registration, on-site registration and facilitated cohorts.
Details of the next vaccination phase were discussed at a high-level meeting where the center advised states on various processes, including features of Co-Win version 2.0, registration options for beneficiaries, identity verification and facilities required at public and private hospitals.
Vaccination is free at state vaccination centers. Those who take the vaccine at any designated or enclosed private health institution will have to pay a predetermined levy, ‘the health ministry said.
India will start using people over the age of 60, and those over the age of 45, with co-morbidities from 1 March. It is part of an estimated 27 million people being treated at this stage, and includes those over the age of 50 who are giving the shots a little to the elderly.
Recipients can pre-register by downloading the Co-Win 2.0 app and by other IT applications, such as Aarogya Setu, which mentions government and private hospitals that serve as Covid-19 vaccination centers with the date and time of the available schedules.
However, recipients can also register on site, and the center is working to ensure that three community service centers are used to help people who are unfamiliar with online resources or who have limited access to register for the surveys.
States and UTs have been informed about the basic features of version 2.0 of Co-Win, a population-scale software that can process thousands of entries, the ministry said.
“The new phase of vaccination of age-appropriate groups will greatly expand the vaccination of Covid-19 in the country. With a civic-oriented approach, the fundamental shift in this phase is that citizens in the identified age groups, as well as health care and front-line workers coming from the current vaccination phase is missed or omitted, vaccination centers can choose of their choice, ”reads the statement.
States have also been asked to ensure that hospitals in the private sector are involved as vaccination centers to exploit their potential to expand vaccination capacity.
Private hospitals operating under the central government scheme, Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana, and similar state health insurance schemes, are initially part of the ride.
States and UTs have been asked to ensure that private health care institutions have adequate space for the vaccination process, as set out in the extensive SOPs issued by the ministry, basic equipment for cold chains, their own team of vaccinators and staff, and adequate management facilities of any adverse events.
The meeting was chaired by Rajesh Bhushan, health secretary, and chair of the empowered vaccine administration group RS Sharma.
Details of the next vaccination phase were discussed at a high-level meeting where the center advised states on various processes, including features of Co-Win version 2.0, registration options for beneficiaries, identity verification and facilities required at public and private hospitals.
Vaccination is free at state vaccination centers. Those who take the vaccine at any designated or enclosed private health institution will have to pay a predetermined levy, ‘the health ministry said.
India will start using people over the age of 60, and those over the age of 45, with co-morbidities from 1 March. It is part of an estimated 27 million people being treated at this stage, and includes those over the age of 50 who are giving the shots a little to the elderly.
Recipients can pre-register by downloading the Co-Win 2.0 app and by other IT applications, such as Aarogya Setu, which mentions government and private hospitals that serve as Covid-19 vaccination centers with the date and time of the available schedules.
However, recipients can also register on site, and the center is working to ensure that three community service centers are used to help people who are unfamiliar with online resources or who have limited access to register for the surveys.
States and UTs have been informed about the basic features of version 2.0 of Co-Win, a population-scale software that can process thousands of entries, the ministry said.
“The new phase of vaccination of age-appropriate groups will greatly expand the vaccination of Covid-19 in the country. With a civic-oriented approach, the fundamental shift in this phase is that citizens in the identified age groups, as well as health care and front-line workers coming from the current vaccination phase is missed or omitted, vaccination centers can choose of their choice, ”reads the statement.
States have also been asked to ensure that hospitals in the private sector are involved as vaccination centers to exploit their potential to expand vaccination capacity.
Private hospitals operating under the central government scheme, Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana, and similar state health insurance schemes, are initially part of the ride.
States and UTs have been asked to ensure that private health care institutions have adequate space for the vaccination process, as set out in the extensive SOPs issued by the ministry, basic equipment for cold chains, their own team of vaccinators and staff, and adequate management facilities of any adverse events.
The meeting was chaired by Rajesh Bhushan, health secretary, and chair of the empowered vaccine administration group RS Sharma.