The National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) has shared fresh recommendations regarding COVID-19 vaccination with the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Context
The National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) has shared fresh recommendations regarding COVID-19 vaccination with the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
About the new recommendations
- These recommendations are based on the evolving situation of the COVID-19 pandemic and emerging global scientific evidence & experience.
- Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has accepted the recommendations.
- As per new recommendations of NEGVAC:
- COVID19 vaccination to be deferred by 3 months after recovery from the illness.
- If infected with COVID after 1st dose, 2nd dose to be deferred by 3 months after clinical recovery from COVID-19 illness
| National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC)· It was set up in August 2020 under the chairmanship of Niti Aayog member.· This committee works under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).· It provides guidance on prioritisation of population groups, procurement and inventory management, vaccine selection and vaccine delivery and tracking mechanism |
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- COVID-19 vaccination recommended for all Lactating Women
- No Screening of vaccine recipients by Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) prior to COVID19 vaccinatio
- Persons with any other serious general illness requiring hospitalization or ICU care should also wait for 4-8 weeks before getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
- Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination of pregnant women, the matter is under discussion and further deliberation by the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI).
National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG)
- It was established by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in 2001.
- It is an advisory committee consisting of multidisciplinary groups of experts responsible for providing information to national governments.
- The information is used to make the evidence-based decisions regarding vaccine and immunization policy.
- It fulfils a need for informing decision-making regarding the introduction of new vaccines and strengthen the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP).
- It provides technical resources, supplying guidance and recommends to national policy makers and programme managers.
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