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#WrongCOVIDVaccinationStrategy

Our Central Govt has got the #basics #wrong

I am compiling all my tweets on this topic.

Please help me share this and hopefully it contributes towards changing our vaccination strategy (never too late)

@MoHFW_INDIA @PMOIndia
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Let us first understand the issues with our COVID19 vaccination strategy in line with how our routine vaccination works and how we have implemented vaccination in campaign mode in the past (two threads)

Thread 1 https://twitter.com/hshewade/status/1366695859287564288
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Thread 2 https://twitter.com/hshewade/status/1378811189958909955
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To summarise, what were the basic errors made https://twitter.com/hshewade/status/1380736849308643328
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Another basic error - In the last, We have never ever made registration compulsory either in routine or campaign mode vaccination https://twitter.com/hshewade/status/1386907123578286080
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Following the current strategy, What is the coverage as on 22 April 2021, 53 days after opening it up for general public (first for >60y and then for >45y)?

Coverage, overall and in age groups https://twitter.com/hshewade/status/1385539904931868679
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We need to call out the missed opportunity of planning and procuring required doses and vaccinating a significant proportion of >45y in Feb-Mar 2021 https://twitter.com/hshewade/status/1381123594105745413
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What should have been our COVID19 vaccination strategy? https://twitter.com/hshewade/status/1387359585191690241
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Some non-issues that were made an issue.
Diversionary tactic? so that the focus does not remain on poor coverage, low pace of coverage and wrong strategy?

I. COVID19 Vaccine wastage https://twitter.com/hshewade/status/1386611917494517761
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II. Vaccine hesitancy - In our previous public health led vaccination campaigns, hesitancy, has never been a barrier to high and rapid vaccination coverage. We took vaccines to the people!!

III. Vaccine Restlessness another non-issue (issue is the strategy)

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