Give preference to beneficiaries with online appointment during vaccination: Odisha Govt to vaccinators

Sambad English Bureau Published On : May 31, 2021 at 9:58 PM Updated On : May 31, 2021 at 10:01 PM

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today directed personnel associated with Covid-19 vaccination to give preference to those who book appointment online through Cowin for getting the vaccine.

In a letter to Collectors, Municipal Commissioners, CDMOs and PHOs, the Additional Chief Secretary of Health and Family Welfare Department PK Mohapatra stated Programme Officers, Manager, Vaccinators and Verifiers in respective districts and municipal corporations must ensure beneficiaries who have taken on-site appointment through Cowin shall be given preference for availing vaccinations over the ones who opted for on-site registrations and appointments.

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Mohapatra also cited that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare noticed at some vaccination centres both online and onsite slots are kept. He added it has been observed the beneficiaries who booked an online appointment have to wait for longer period to get vaccines as compared to onsite slots.

The letter further said the feature of onsite registration should only be used for the purposes of enabling access for facilitated cohorts and for minimising vaccine wastage.