The Andhra Pradesh Government is likely to get 1 crore vaccines for the Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19.
Y.S Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, on the 4th of December, said the State is expected to get one crore doses of the prospective COVID-19 vaccine.
The vaccines are likely to be administered to the front line workers and medical staff in the next 4 to 5 months.
The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) Government is fully gearing up for administering the vaccine.
The statement of Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy regarding the COVID-19 vaccine was made during a short discussion in the Legislative Assembly on the topic of the COVID-19 containment measures.
The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy spoke about the YSRCP Government’s plan to administer the vaccine once it is available.
The discussions over the COVID-19 vaccine was the outcome of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent meeting.
The meeting was held between the top officials and state governments’ officials over the COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine is likely to be ready in a month. It would be available in the next 3 months.
Highlighting about the meeting Mr. Modi said, “We got signals to that effect from the Centre. Accordingly, we are readying necessary cold chains and human resources.”
As per the YSRCP Government’s plan, in the first phase, 3.6 lakh health care workers, seven lakh frontline staff of other departments, including police and sanitation workers, and 90 lakh people above the age of 50, would be given the vaccine.
The Chief Minister further said 4,065 cold chains at 2-8 degree centigrade and 29 refrigerated vehicles were ready to handle the Novel Coronavirus vaccine.
The Centre would supply the necessary cold boxes and syringes.
The YSRCP Government would have 19,000 ANMs (Auxiliary Nursing Midwifery) for administering the vaccine while (Accredited Social Health Activist) ASHA workers were also being trained for the purpose.
However, a final decision would be based on the suggestion and advice of the health experts and scientists involved in the development of the vaccine.
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