Covid-19 vaccination is eagerly awaited by the masses. The 1st phase of vaccination will be launched in 2021 in Rajasthan and Udaipur, Jaipur and Jodhpur have been declared as the major storage hubs for the vaccines. All preparations are afoot for the launching of the vaccine.

The supply chain wherein Udaipur, Jodhpur and Jaipur have been identified as the storage hubs, will supply to the regional vaccine stores at each divisional headquarter. The divisional headquarters will supply to the vaccine storage at each district. The district storage centres will then supply to 2444 cold chain points which spread across the state.

District task force has been constituted for vaccination under the chairmanship of district collectors. As stated by the Health Minister, the 1st phase of vaccination will be provided to the personnel working with the government and private medical service and with the Women and Child Development Department in the state.

As per the health guidelines, counting of beneficiaries of the covid vaccine will be done and the data will be uploaded in COVIN software. UNDP, UNICEF and World health Organisation will extend technical assistance in the vaccination campaign.

The state government has formed a 3-tier system for the vaccination which includes state steering committee, state task force and district task force for effective police making, its implementation, and monitoring of vaccination. The state steering committee is headed by the chief secretary, the state task force is headed by the secretary for health and district task force is headed by the district collector.

(media reports)