Prominent Delhi hospital says it is ready for Covid immunisation

By Ashish Srivastava New Delhi, Dec 23 : A prominent hospital in south Delhi is ready to store the bulk of Covid vaccines required to inoculate people as per the priority set by the Centre.
The Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (HIMSR) has readied approximately 30 deep refrigerators which could store the variants of vaccine candidates for Covid-19, waiting for emergency use authorisation, its Medical Superintendent, Dr Ajaz Mustafa, told IANS.
Around thirty refrigerators, including two whose temperature could go as low as minus 80 degrees Celsius, are available at the hospital, and can facilitate the current requirement, he said.
“We already stock the vaccines for various disease and test samples in our pathology laboratory. As far as I’m concerned, our facility can carry the burden of all kinds of vaccines which have applied for emergency authorisation,” he said.
Besides, Dr Mustafa claimed that his facility is capable enough to facilitate the Covid immunisation drive further to other hospitals as well.
In anticipation of storing Covid-19 vaccine, Delhi hospitals have started to prepare in full swing to store the Covid vaccines whenever they arrive after regulatory approvals.