The Journey of COVID Vaccine in India
- Vaccine arrives at the airport in special cargo planes
- Taken to four major storage points- Karnal (Haryana), Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkatta in the special refrigerated vans.
- From Karnal (Haryana), it travels to storage points in Delhi (or directly from the airport to Delhi) in special refrigerated vans.
- Taken to 609 cold-chain points spread across Delhi in refrigerated vans (private cold vans will also be hired).
- Taken to 1,000 vaccination booths in vaccine carriers.
First Phase of Vaccination
- 3 Lakh – healthcare workers
- 6 Lakh – frontline workers
- 42 lakh – people either above 50 years of age or below 50, but with comorbidities (illness or disease).
- 1,000 vaccination points to be created in govt and private hospitals, Mohalla clinics, etc.
- New Delhi Vaccine infrastructure – The city currently has 629 cold chain points, 817 ice linked refrigerators, 478 deep freezers.
Manpower
- Each vaccination point to be managed by five vaccination officers.
- One supervisor to monitor the entire process.
(self-registration for vaccine on Co-WIN APP likely to start in a couple of days)
(Beneficiaries supposed to get COVID shot will get an SMS a few days before vaccination. They will report at the given address and time.)
