| Abbreviation | NEGVAC |
|---|---|
| Legal status | Active |
| Location |
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| Region served | India |
| Leader | V. K. Paul |
National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) is an expert committee constituted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), India to provide advice and guidance on all aspects of COVID-19 vaccination. The committee is also responsible for prioritisation of population groups in the country, deciding procurement and inventory management procedure, selection and delivery of vaccines etc.
Committee
NEGVAC was constituted in mid-2020 and first met on 12 August 2020. is chaired by member (Health), NITI Aayog, and co-chaired by the secretary of MoHFW. The committee has representative secretaries from:
- Vinod Kumar Paul
- Department of Expenditure
- Department of Biotechnology
- Department of Health Research
- Department of Pharmaceuticals
- Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
- Members representing five state governments
- Technical experts
Members include Samiran Panda, head of the Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases division in ICMR.
References
- ^ "High Level Committee for Distribution and Administration of COVID-19 Vaccines". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- Das, Sohini (2020-08-17). "National Expert Group meets Covid-19 vaccine makers to discuss road ahead". Business Standard India. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 deliberates on strategy to ensure COVID-19 vaccines' availability and its delivery mechanism". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- "National Expert Group On Vaccine Administration Working On Management Of COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-Out: Government | News". NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth Swachh India. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- Sharma, Neetu Chandra (2021-03-08). "'Govt to tailor jab strategy as per emerging evidence'". mint. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
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