New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting on Saturday to review the delivery and delivery arrangements for the coronavirus vaccine - when one becomes available. Pointing to the successful holding of India's national elections, the Prime Minister suggested that the state and UT governments and civil society organizations should be involved in vaccine delivery, and should have a strong IT backbone that promotes India's health system. Will give.
He also said that "early access" to the vaccine for all members of the population and instructed authorities to take into account the "geographic span and diversity of the country" when planning logistics.
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According to a government statement, the Prime Minister said that every step in the process had to be rigorously tested, and included cold storage of vaccine supplements, preparation of mechanisms and aids for monitoring vaccination clinics, and stockpiling Was. Syringes.
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A National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) is working closely with States and Union Territories as well as all relevant stakeholders, to prepare a detailed roadmap for storage, distribution and administration of Covid Vaccine. For, the government said.
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Earlier this month, Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan, who attended today's meeting with senior government officials, said the government planned to have around 25 crore people - mainly front-line health workers - vaccinated by July 2521.
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The Prime Minister has held a second such meeting in the last 48 hours and came after the Health Ministry reported an "unprecedented" achievement this morning - the Covid cases active in the country have fallen below eight lakhs for the first time in 46 days.
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According to the Health Ministry, thousands of new cases are being reported daily in the country in the last 24 hours - over 62,000. However, the number of people recovering from the infection was higher - more than 70,000.
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The Prime Minister focused on vaccine distribution in Thursday's meeting, as well as reviewed mechanisms for adequate procurement, and used technologies for stockpiling vaccine doses.
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Three potential vaccines are in advanced stages of development in India, two of which are in Phase II and the other - Covild, which was developed jointly by Oxford University and pharma giant AstraZeneca - is in Phase III.
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Last month, hospitals in Mumbai and Pune began a human trial of Covishield, which (if proven successful) would be manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII), the world's largest vaccine manufacturer.
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In today's meeting, the Prime Minister also appealed to the people to maintain social distance and exercise restraint, especially during the upcoming festive season - Dr. Also an appeal made by Harshvardhan. He also warned with decency as the number of cases starts decreasing.
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Since the epidemic started in Wuhan, China in December last year, India has logged 74 million Covid cases. Of these, 1.13 lakh are virus related deaths and about 65.2 lakh are recovery.
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