By COVID-19 vaccination-Ahead of the May 1st vaccination phase, the Centre issues guidelines to states and UTs.
Here’s what the states were advised to do:
1. They have been asked to register additional private Covid Vaccination Centres (CVCs) in “mission mode” by engaging with private hospitals, hospitals of industrial establishments, industry associations, etc, coordinating with designated appropriate authority, mechanism for applications or requests and their processing and monitoring of pendency of registration.
2. They will have to monitor the number of hospitals, which have procured vaccines and have declared stocks and prices on COWIN.
3. They will have to schedule vaccination for those eligible for providing adequate visibility of vaccination slots on COWIN.
4. They will have to prioritise decision regarding the direct procurement of vaccines.
5. The Centre asked them to publicise about the facility of ‘only online registration’ for age groups 18-45 year.
6. They will have to train CVC staff about vaccination, Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI) reporting and management and the use of COWIN.
7. They will have to coordinate with law-and-order authorities for effective crowd management at CVCs.
The states were advised to review their existing hospital and other Covidtreatment infrastructure in light of the daily new case, daily fatality and those that would require hospitalisation.
1. Identify additional dedicated Covid-19 hospitals and prepare field hospital facilities either through DRDO, CSIR or similar agencies in the public and private sector.
2. Ensure adequacy in terms of oxygen-supported beds, ICU beds and oxygen supplies. Setting up centralised call center-based services for allocation of beds.
3. Deploy requisite human resources with proper training and mentoring of doctors and nurses for management of patients and Strengthening ambulance services.
4. Establish sufficient referral linkages for districts with deficit infrastructure through the deployment of additional ambulances.
5. Set up centralised call center-based services for allocation of beds.
They were also advised to:
1. Maintain a real-time record for available beds and make it easily accessible to the general public.
2. Create guidelines and enable states to take over private health facilities to provide Covid-19 care.
3. Expand designated Covid-19 care facilities for isolation of asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic patients so that all those who either cannot isolate at home and/or are willing for institutional isolation, have access to the requisite space and care.
4. Provide telemedicine facilities for patients who are isolated at home.
5. Ensure adequate availability of oxygen, ventilators and intensive care under trained doctors, as well as access to steroids and other drugs as appropriate.
6. Step up the creation of in-hospital oxygen plants in large hospitals.
7. Pay fair and regular remuneration to ASHAs and other frontline workers who are being engaged for Covid-19.
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