Assam Government on Friday has issued an SOP for a special vaccination drive that will be conducted for diabetic, cancer, and chronic illness patients.
The "Special Vaccination Days for Chronic Illness Patients" shall be conducted on Saturdays and Sundays at all CVCs where preference will be given for such patients, an official notification from the Health & Family Welfare Department stated.
Moreover, Medical College Hospitals and State Cancer Institute, Guwahati shall undertake vaccination of all cancer patients reporting at the OPD.
All Health Institutions in the State including Central Government and Private Health Institutions are directed to give priority for vaccination of such patients.
The decision by the government has been undertaken due to the incidence of mortality and secondary infection like Mucormycosis (Black Fungus), Candidiasis etc are more common in people with co-morbidities infected with Covid, the notification added.
