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Aggressive vaccination key to combating COVID waves: doctors -Bindu Shajan Perappadan

-The Hindu

Centre to make 6 crore doses available directly for priority groups in June

An aggressive, liberalised vaccination program is key to preventing another surge of COVID-19, say health experts, warning that pandemics often persist for years presenting in-surges.

“We have to accept that COVID is here to stay and that we have to work at long-term management of the virus,” say doctors.

The warning comes even as India has so far managed to vaccinate just over 21.20 crore of its population (including those that have got the first dose and those with two shots) till Sunday morning.

The Health Ministry on Sunday announced that to hasten the vaccination drive, nearly 12 crore vaccine doses will be made available for June.

Giving the break-up Health Ministry said that for June, 6.09 crore doses will be supplied for vaccination of priority group of Health Care Workers (HCWs), Front-Line Workers (FLWs) and persons aged above 45 years as free supply from the Centre. In addition, more than 5.86 crore doses will be available for direct procurement. For May, 4.03 crore doses were made available by to States, free of cost, in addition to 3.90 crore doses for direct procurement.

‘Persisting pandemics’

Meanwhile, doctors stating that liberalised vaccination, making masks mandatory, following strict norms of social distancing are vital to prevent another surge said, “pandemics often persist for years.”

Sanjeev Bagai, Chairman of Nephron Clinic adds that it is also important to protect the vulnerable and immune-compromised, and make health insurance mandatory. “Public awareness on prevention is vital,” he said.

Puneet Nigam, senior vice-president, medical services at Metropolis Healthcare Ltd. said that creating the right infrastructure, making available equipment, consumables, drugs is key in the preparation of another surge. “Tele-consultation, to the needy can reduce load on hospitals and only moderately or severely sick should be hospitalised,” he said.

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