Frontline workers of other departments, mediapersons to get vaccine from Feb. 1
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From February 1, the front-line workers of authorities departments other than well being, resembling police, native administration and income, in addition to mediapersons, will obtain the COVID-19 vaccines, Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar mentioned on Friday.
“A total of 1.55 lakh persons of the Police Department, 1.07 lakh persons of the Department of Local Administration and 1.20 lakh persons of the Department of Revenue have registered themselves for the vaccination,” he advised reporters. He requested the frontline workers of the Health Department to come ahead to get vaccinated by then. The Department had already registered six lakh frontline workers and began vaccination on January 16.
Dr. Vijayabaskar mentioned the State has to this point obtained 12,34,920 doses of Covishield and Covaxin. So far, almost 97,000 individuals had been vaccinated.
“While we are empanelling big private hospitals, doctors, nurses, paramedical workers and frontline workers of small hospitals can take the vaccines from the regional vaccine centres. We have decided to empanel nearly 200 small private hospitals,” he mentioned.
The Chief Minister held a gathering with the Collectors and medical consultants on Friday. (*1*) he mentioned.
He mentioned the State was on the forefront of COVID-19 management and enhancing medical infrastructure within the nation.
The Minister mentioned the federal government would contemplate the demand of Rajah Muthiah Medical College college students for fixing the federal government charges for them.
The demand of nurses appointed by the Medical Services Recruitment Board for regularisation of their providers would even be thought of. About 1,100 posts, together with these of nurses, had been accessible on the 11 new authorities medical schools.
So far, 792 mini-clinics had been opened. The Health Department had created 6,000 new posts for docs, nurses and workers. A complete of 2,000 docs with a wage of ₹60,000 could be appointed by district well being societies, moreover 2,000 nurses and a couple of,000 workers, he mentioned. “All 2,000 clinics will be opened by February-end,” he mentioned.
Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan and Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine T. S. Selvavinayagam had been current.
