write an essay on vaccination session in India. (in 200 words)
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India began the "World's Largest Vaccination Program" on January 16, 2021.
The Prime Minister of India said that India is entering a decisive phase of vaccination in the fight against COVID-19, with the approval of two made-in-India COVID-19 vaccines.
The PM has also said that two vaccines are more cost-effective than any other in the world and that India’s vaccine production & delivery capacity will be used to help all humanity in fighting this crisis.
Key Points
It is India's first ever adult vaccination drive.
The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted the emergency-use approval for two indigenous vaccines: COVISHIELD by Serum Institute of India and COVAXIN by Bharat Biotech.
The two vaccines are found to be safe and no major side effects are expected. However, little pain or redness in the skin can be observed.
The vaccines have gone through preclinical animal experiments on animals like rabbits, mice and hamsters followed by non-human primates.
Out of the two vaccines, Covaxin is an inactivated vaccine whereas Covishield is a live vaccine.
In the first phase of vaccination, the first 3 crore people to be vaccinated include the healthcare workers and frontline workers.
The cost of vaccination of these people will be borne by the government.
Answer:
The vaccination drive, where the beneficiaries currently will not have a choice between the two vaccines — Covishield and Covaxin — available in India, has been planned in a phased manner, identifying priority groups, the Health Ministry said.
Healthcare workers, both in the government and private sectors including Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) workers, will receive the vaccine during this first phase.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan stating that adequate doses of both the vaccines have already been delivered across the country to all States/UTs, on Friday, re-viewed the working of CoWIN, the online digital platform developed by the Ministry to be used to drive the vaccination programme.
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The platform will facilitate real time information of vaccine stocks, storage temperature and individualized tracking of beneficiaries for COVID-19 vaccine.
“This digital platform will assist programme managers across National, State, and District levels while conducting vaccination sessions. It will help them track beneficiary coverage, beneficiary dropouts, sessions planned v/s sessions held and vaccine utilization,” said the Ministry.