South Coastal Andhra prepares to inoculate general public
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Arrangements have been put in place to lengthen the vaccination programme to general public from March 1, as per the Central authorities pointers.
“We are fully geared up to scale up the programme by setting up 154 vaccination centres, including 32 private ones across the district”, Prakasam District Medical and Health Officer P.Ratnavalli stated.
How to register
Those aged above 60 and people within the age group of of 45 to 59 years with comorbidities may take the jab within the third part beginning Monday. They may register their names by downloading the Arogyasetu cellular app or by visiting the closest E Seva centre earlier than strolling into the vaccination centre of their alternative.
In SPSR Nellore district, 138 vaccination centres, together with 29 within the personal sector, could be opened for public. People may additionally register their names on the spot on the vaccination centres by producing Aadhaar and PAN playing cards, stated Nellore DMHO S. Rajyalakshmi.
While the vaccine could be given freed from value within the State-run COVID-19 vaccination centres, beneficiaries could be charged a charge of ₹250 per dose in personal hospitals. One may go to the personal hospitals empanelled beneath the YSR Aarogya Sri.
The response to the primary two phases of vaccination programme was encouraging among the many well being care staff(HCWs) and entrance line staff(FLWs). About 80% of the focused HCWs and FLWs have been lined thus far in Prakasam district, Dr.Ratnavalli stated. Within three days of the launch of the vaccination programme, 59% of the focused police personnel had been lined. The remainder of the beneficiaries could be vaccinated this week. As many as 32,894 individuals have been given the primary dose of vaccine thus far and 6,623 amongst them have been given the second dose of vaccine within the district.
In SPSR Nellore district, 22, 662 HCWS have been vaccinated as additionally 21,540 FLWs thus far. Among them, second dose vaccine has been given to 13,783 individuals. Dr. Rajyalakshmi stated 2,280 of the focused 3,500 personnel had taken the jab thus far.
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