Centre closes vaccine registration for healthcare, frontline workers following reports of fake entries
The Central authorities has determined to shut the registration of healthcare and frontline workers for COVID-19 vaccination after reports of fake registration below these classes got here to the fore. About 24 per cent spike in registration below these classes has been noticed in the previous couple of days. In a letter to states and union territories, Health Ministry Secretary Rajesh Bhushan stated that some ineligible beneficiaries are being registered as healthcare and frontline workers and getting vaccinated in full violation of the prescribed pointers.
He acknowledged that there was a 24 per cent improve within the healthcare workers database previously few days. “…it has been decided that no fresh registrations in categories of HCWs and FLWS will be allowed with immediate effect. Registrations of persons aged 45 years and above will continue to be permitted on Co-WIN portal.”
“I request you to kindly direct the concerned officials for wider dissemination of this policy decision for compliance. However, universal vaccination of already registered HCWs and FLWs should be ensured at the earliest,” the Health Secretary acknowledged within the letter.
So far, 7.44 crore doses of corona vaccine have been administered within the nation for the reason that drive started on January 16 after approval for ‘Covishield’ and ‘Covaxin’.
COVID-19 vaccination drive is occurring throughout the nation since January 16, 2021, for totally different teams of beneficiaries. The first class of precedence group included healthcare workers and frontline workers as determined with a purpose to guard them.
Vaccination began for healthcare workers on January 16, adopted by vaccinations for frontline workers from February 2. Later, individuals aged 60 years and above and people aged 45-59 years with recognized 20 co-morbidities have been coated from March 1, 2021.
Subsequently, from April 1, 2021, all individuals aged 45 years and above are eligible for COVID vaccination.
(With PTI inputs)
