Dist health dept sends vaccine demand letter

The Covid19 vaccine is not available in the Varanasi district, and the district health department has sent a demand letter to the state government for the supply of Covid19 vaccine. The district ranks 33rd in the state in terms of administering precautionary booster dosest. The Covid19 vaccine is being administered continuously in the district by organizing sessions at the district hospitals and community and primary health centers. The facility of administering the booster doses is available at all vaccination centers. The instructions have been given to activate the Covid help desk. Fever desk in all the district hospitals the thermal scanning of all the patients and their attendants will be done while coming to the hospitals. It has been asked to strictly follow the Covid protocol like social distancing hand sanitization and use of masks. It will be applicable in all government hospitals as well as private hospitalst. The officer said that the instructions have also been given to display the publicity material for prevention of infection at the Covid help desk. The disposal of biomedical waste should be ensured as per the rules which will be applicable in all pathology dental surgery diagnostic centers as well as private hospitals associated with Ayushman Bharat.