The Delhi government has commenced the process of enrolment of healthcare workers of different hospitals, nursing homes and other facilities for Covid-19 vaccination. For uploading data, a link has been given on the website of the Delhi State Health Mission. Many registered nursing homes and hospitals have already submitted data, along with many smaller unregistered clinics," according to a public notice published in a national daily.
Hundreds of healthcare workers at government and private facilities in Delhi had contracted the novel coronavirus, and many more are still getting affected by it.
The Delhi government invites all those remaining healthcare facilities to submit the names of healthcare workers in their institutions, nursing homes, clinics and OPDs, it said. Healthcare workers include medical and paramedical staff, supporting, security and administrative staff of all allopathic, dental, AYUSH, physiotherapy clinics, diagnostic laboratories, radiology centres and other healthcare settings, the notice said.
As per the Union Health Ministry officials, the Covid vaccine, once available, would be distributed under a special COVID-19 inoculation programme, using processes, technology and network of the existing Universal Immunisation Programme.
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