New Delhi: Free Precautionary dose of COVID 19 at all Govt CVCs

New Delhi: The precaution doses for all eligible beneficiaries will be available free of cost at all government vaccination centres in Delhi, it was announced on Thursday.

"In order to give the benefits of precaution doses to all eligible beneficiaries in Delhi, the same will be available for 18 to 59 years of age group, free of cost in all Government CVCs from April 21," the Directorate of Family Welfare said.

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However, the provision of paid precaution dose in private CVCs will also continue to be available, it added further. The same vaccines, as used for the previous dose, will be available for the precaution doses. It said that the citizens need not to register afresh for the administration of precaution doses.

The Delhi government also said that necessary changes in CoWin have been made for Delhi wherein both online and walk-in appointments will be available.

The Union Health Ministry had decided to provide precaution doses for all 18 plus population from April 10 on the completion of nine months from the date of administration of second Covid doses.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier published that the Delhi government also said that it has instructed officials to keep an eye on the surge of the fresh Covid cases. It added that about 37,000 Covid beds and 10,594 Covid ICU beds have been prepared in the state.

If the infection spreads, the government has planned to increase 100 oxygen beds in every civic ward within two weeks. Delhi government plans to prepare 65,000 beds to avoid the shortage of beds in an emergency situation, said the statement.

Currently, Delhi has a capacity of 1363.73 MT of oxygen, including Liquid Medical Oxygen Storage (LMO), Liquid Medical Oxygen Buffer, and PSA Plant. At the same time, the medical institution has the capacity of oxygen cylinders of up to 217 metric tonnes. Apart from this, 6,000 D type cylinders have been kept in reserve for use in an emergency.

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