Covid-19 vaccination in India: Pre-registration, photo ID must | All you need to know

The central government on Friday released the COVID-19 vaccination blueprint with a detailed plan to vaccinate 30 crore people in phase 1. The vaccine will be first given to healthcare workers, frontline workers and people above the age of 50.

Serum Institute of India, Pfizer and Bharat Biotech have applied for the market authorisation to roll out their respective vaccines. The vaccination process will start once the central government approves these vaccines.

The priority group above the age of 50 may be subdivided. People with preceding health problems might get the vaccine first along with people above 60.

Here is a step-wise blueprint of COVID-19 Vaccination plan-

• A digitalised platform called the COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network will be used to track and mandate the distribution of the vaccine and track the beneficiaries on a real-time basis.

 

• There will be no on-spot registration for vaccination. All the beneficiaries of the vaccine would have to pre-register before coming to the camp.

 

• All the vaccine carriers and tubes will be kept away from direct sunlight at all times, according to the ‘COVID-19 Vaccine Operational Guidelines.

 

• The guidelines further said that "There may not be vaccine vial monitors (VVM) and Date of Expiry on the label of COVID-19 vaccine, this should not discourage vaccinators from using the vaccine. At the end of the session, the vaccine carrier with all ice packs and unopened vaccine vials should be sent back to the distributing cold chain point.”

 

• Each session would consist of a 5-member team who would vaccinate a total of 100 beneficiaries per day. Furthermore, if there are adequate space and arrangement with proper management around the vaccination site, another session will be placed adding up to a total of 200 beneficiaries of the vaccine in a day.

 

• "The latest electoral roll for Lok Sabha and legislative assembly election will be used to identify the population aged 50 years or more," the guidelines stated.

 

• Proper documentation of each beneficiary would be done at the online registration portal. Twelve photo-ID documents including Aadhar Card, driving license, passport, pension document along with other IDs would be required on the Co-WIN website.