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Judicious use a shot in the arm for Chandigarh on vaccination front

| Saturday | 19th June, 2021

Even 12 shots from a vial: UT One vial or bottle of the vaccine contains enough doses to vaccinate 10 individuals. The manufacturer adds one dose extra as a 'wastage factor'. The medical staff have been able to use the extra dose as well. “We had about 8600 extra doses in the procurement supply for the 18-44 age group. The wastage dose is included to compensate for this loss.

Naina Mishra Tribune News Service Chandigarh June 18 The city has been able to use every last drop of the Covid-19 vaccine lately preventing wastage. At least 8600 more people received jabs than the vaccine available for the 18 to 44 age group. Even 12 shots from a vial: UT One vial or bottle of the vaccine contains enough doses to vaccinate 10 individuals. The manufacturer adds one dose extra as a wastage factor. The medical staff have been able to use the extra dose as well. Our health staff were able to procure even the 12th dose from the vial with judicious use.— Arun Gupta UT Principal Health Secretary Health personnel have successfully administered up to 11 doses from a majority of the vials allowing the UT to vaccinate more people than the actual number of doses provided. The wastage is minus 7 per cent for the doses given to the 18 to 44 category in Chandigarh. “We had about 8600 extra doses in the procurement supply for the 18-44 age group. After June 21 we will be able to calculate the overall wastage in the common pool” said UT Principal Health Secretary Arun Gupta. Gupta said “One vial or bottle of the vaccine contains enough doses to vaccinate 10 individuals. The manufacturer adds one dose extra as a wastage factor. The medical staff have been able to use the extra dose as well. In most cases a small amount gets lost when filling the needle for each patient. The wastage dose is included to compensate for this loss. The staff were trained not to waste the vaccine while filling the needle. Our health staff were able to procure even the 12th dose from the vial with judicious use.” “Initially our wastage was 2 per cent but we gradually changed our technique due to which we were able to use the last drop of each dose” he said. Dr Amandeep Kaur Kang Director Health Services UT explained “We used to collect the doses left at each vaccination centre and take these to the GMSH-16 centre. To save these doses we used to vaccinate those needing it by registering them on the site. This way we did not waste a single dose.”

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