The guidelines and procedures for vaccination were followed and a review meeting was also held later.
TFM Desk
Dry run for covid-19 vaccination was conducted on Friday at three session sites in Senapati district at District Hospital, Senapati district HQ; Sub – District Hospital, Mao; and Primary Health Centre, Maram. In each session site, the concerned medical officers tested 25 beneficiaries (Healthcare workers) for the dry run.
According to a release, the dry run team for the COVID- 19 Vaccination consisted of CMO, DIO, DPM, 2 UNDP and five vaccination officers. While setting up the vaccination site, 3 separate designated rooms or areas consisted of Waiting room, Vaccination room and Observation room were created. Thus, in the waiting room, hand washing/ sanitisation facilities were provided at the entrance; seating arrangements were also made to ensure social distancing with the length of 6 feet.
In the vaccination room, only one beneficiary was allowed to enter the room. Besides, various logistics such as two vaccine carriers, COVID- 19 vaccine vials, AD syringes, hand sanitizer and masks, vaccine vials opener, hub cutter, AEFI/ Anaphylaxis kit, red and yellow bags, blue puncture proof container, bag for municipal waste were made available. Then, in the Observation room, the beneficiaries are made to wait for 30 minutes after vaccination; drinking water and toilet facilities were also provided. All these arrangements were done with following SOPs, it added.
During the dry run for COVID- 19 vaccination, the vaccination officer-1 stationed at the entry gate identified the beneficiary based on available list and message received by beneficiary and also asked the beneficiary to sanitize hands before entry. After passing vaccination officer-1, the vaccination officer-2 in the vaccination room cross-checked the beneficiary in the Go-WIN application and verified with Aadhaar card or other government provided photo ID. Then, the vaccinator officer ensured privacy for the beneficiary, safe injection practices, report vaccination in co-WIN app, manage waste as per guidelines and provided key messages to the beneficiary, the release added.
The Vaccination officer- 3 who was available at the Observation room ensured that the beneficiaries maintained physical distance and observed the beneficiary for 30 minutes and informed the vaccinator in case of any beneficiary having adverse effects. The Vaccination officer-4 ensured beneficiaries were mobilized in a staggered way to avoid overcrowding at the session site and informed the beneficiaries the day and time of vaccination, it said.
Later, after the dry run for COVID- 19 Vaccination, the Medical teams and the District level Task Force on COVID 19 Vaccination held the review meeting at the Deputy Commissioner Chamber with the DC as the chairman. In the meeting, the CMO highlighted the achievement made and further discussed to solve the problems that were encountered. The meeting was attended by the District Level Task Force for COVID- 19 members, medical officers and workers.