Health Ministry to arrange training for COVID-19 vaccination staff

ISLAMABAD: The federal Health Ministry has announced to train special staff for the COVID-19 vaccination in the country, according to sources.

According to details, the health ministry will prepare specially trained staff in collaboration with the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) and the National Database Registration Authority (NADRA).

The experts from the EPI and NADRA will train the staff for COVID-19 vaccination and the Record Management System. The specially trained staff for coronavirus vaccination drive will administer vaccine shots to front-line health workers.

Countrywide training sessions for the corona vaccination staff will begin from January 04 to 15. The training of master trainers will be held at the provincial offices of the EPI.

The Expanded Programme on Immunisation will conduct the COVID-19 vaccination drive and will assist the health department in the first phase of vaccination.