29k cold chain points in place for vaccines

Sushmi.Dey

New Delhi: With three anti-Covid vaccines under regulatory review for emergency use, the government is gearing up with 28,947 cold chain points with 85,643 pieces of equipment across the country that are capable of storing the vaccines needed for the first set of 3 crore health and frontline workers.

The Centre is mobilising additional vaccinators, a digital platform for vaccine delivery and a detailed implementation plan to inoculate around 30 crore priority population in the first phase expected to get underway soon. The government is procuring additional cold storage capacities, and supply of equipment to states will begin from December 10, health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said, outlining the rollout logistics of the vaccine.