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will ensure vaccine reaches commoners

STEP 5 STEP 7

By January 14, the To track the entire
vaccine was sent to all vaccination process
the centres as per the Covid Vaccine
requirements Intelligence Work
(CO-WIN) mobile app
was developed

FOR SENDING VACCINES
TO THE VACCINATION Strictness to continue
CENTRES
240 Walk-in Coolers Masks,
n
70 Walk-in Freezers
n distance of two yards
41,000 deep freezer
n and cleanliness, will
45,000 ice-lined
n
refrigerators STEP 6 remain necessary even
300 solar during and after the
n
refrigerators In the first phase, 3 Crore vaccination
front line workers will be
vaccinated

provide welfare packages for the poor and other
financial assistance to address sufferings of the l Till January 18, over 3,81,305 people
common people during lockdown, or to show the have been vaccinated in the country
ability to develop a vaccine, Government made under the vaccination programme
science and technology its biggest basis. which commenced from January 16
Even before the vaccine got approval, this group
had put in place the groundwork for storage, cold l As of January 18, total recovered
chain, procurement process, ensuring the impact cases have leaped over the active
of the vaccine and deciding how the vaccine will caseload by more than 1 Crore. While
be made available to the people. In late July, the the mortality rate is only 1.44%
Prime Minister had suggested providing vaccine
on a priority basis. Assistance was also provided
for vaccine under the PM CARES Fund and the
Self-Reliant India Package.
mile delivery. The Government took a report on
FRAMEWORK READY BEFORE VACCINE the cold chain situation by sending standard
Running the world’s largest vaccination drive guidelines to all States and then assessed the
is a challenging move. But it is the result of strength of the cold chain which is powered by
preparedness at every level that adequate cold electricity and without electricity. The strength
chain infrastructure is in place to ensure the last of cold chains operating without electricity was

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