Thammasat Rangsit COVID-19 Vaccination Center and the people behind the scenes… The mission to create herd immunity. The duty to fight the crisis. From personnel in every part of Thammasat, from the vaccination registration center to the issuance of appointment cards, there are people behind the scenes at every step.
From the previous episode, everyone must have seen the system and steps for receiving the vaccine from the Thammasat Rangsit COVID-19 Vaccination Center. Each step that is taken with care allows everyone who decides to receive the vaccine to be confident that no matter who you are or how old you are, everyone will receive the best care because the Thammasat Vaccination Center values everyone, every gender, every age. If you are unable to help yourself or can only help yourself a little, volunteers will have a wheelchair ready to serve and take good care of you so that everyone can receive the utmost convenience in receiving the vaccine here.
Now that we know the story behind the vaccination center, today the admin will take everyone to see behind the scenes of the work of every department at the Thammasat Rangsit COVID-19 Vaccination Center. How do they have to prepare on the day of the COVID-19 vaccination service? How busy will each department be? How will each staff divide the work and duties to be sufficient to take care of everyone equally?
COVID-19 Vaccination Registration Center, Thammasat Rangsit
The starting point was the recognition of the problem that “Mor Prom” is not something that everyone can access, making COVID registration accessible only to those who can access the Mor Prom application. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Theera Chiasiripongkul, head of the COVID-19 Vaccine Registration Center, Thammasat Rangsit, said that registering via phone is a solution for those who cannot access Mor Prom. Therefore, volunteers must be recruited to be a call center to register and fill in the information of everyone who contacts them.
“Because everyone wants access to vaccines.”
From the phone calls, we can see that everyone who contacted us is very hopeful of getting vaccinated. Some said they had to call 40-50 times before they got through. We did a poll and it was reported that sometimes there were as many as 1,000 calls at the same time.
Pharmacy Department
Pharmacist Siriwajanee Katasila, Pharmacist in the Pharmacy Department at Thammasat University Hospital, said that the hospital received a total of 20,000 doses of vaccines and set a target of vaccinating 2,000 people per day. Each day, the vaccines are divided into two places: the Thammasat Rangsit COVID-19 Vaccination Center and Thammasat University Hospital. This means that each day, the vaccine packaging must be well planned because the vaccines that are packaged and ready to use only have a shelf life of 6 hours. When there are a lot of patients, the pharmacists have to hurry to keep up with the patients because they want everyone to receive the vaccine as safely as possible.
“Everyone sees the importance of the patients, so they work together.”
In addition, Pharmacist Siriwajanee Katasila also revealed that the COVID-19 crisis this time has made us learn to prepare and plan for illnesses that may follow in the future. It has created a great experience for us to always be prepared. Even though it is difficult now, when we encounter a severe case in the future, we will not be afraid and will know how to cope in order to get through it together.
Nursing Department
The nursing department will be responsible for 2 points: the vaccination point and the 30-minute observation point. Ms. Prisana Patumonan, Director of Nursing, Thammasat University Hospital, said that at the vaccination point, all nurses must go through another round of training, even if they already know how to come in and give the vaccine. There will be a discussion every morning. If any nurse is not sure about the injection, they can look at the injection guideline document placed on everyone’s table. There will be a discussion about how to give the injection in a way that causes the least pain for the person coming to get the vaccine.
“Because everything I do, I do it myself.”
There will be 14 vaccination points in total, with 2 points set aside for those in wheelchairs or those who are less able to help themselves. Most of the nurses who work here are volunteers who are willing to do it. There will be volunteers from each nursing department, along with nurses from the Faculty of Nursing and Dentistry from Thammasat University, taking turns to provide assistance here.
“We use nurses, real nursing friends.”
At the 30-minute observation point, all nurses will be ready to see all vaccinated people who have any side effects. Everyone just has to raise their hand to call, and the nurse will go to take care of them immediately. If it is a wheelchair group, the nurse will go in to ask, talk, and closely check on the symptoms after getting the vaccine because some people cannot help themselves or can help themselves only slightly, making them unable to raise their hand to call the nurse when they have symptoms. And if anyone has an allergic reaction or severe side effects from the vaccine, there will be a nursing room with nurses providing close care.
Because every role is important
In addition to doctors, nurses and pharmacists, there are many other frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19 right now, such as the security team, the cleaning team, the registration team, the volunteer team, the appointment card volunteer team, the assistance volunteer team, the patient reception team, the singers and musicians team, the advice volunteer team and everyone involved. Everyone is fighting here because of their hearts. No one is forcing anyone to do it because everyone has the same hope, which is to work together to create herd immunity for all Thais and get through this crisis together without leaving anyone behind.
“We have to serve the nation. If we don’t, when will national immunity arise?”
Summary
The front that seems ready to take care and provide services to all citizens has a great background that is exchanged with patience from all personnel, not just doctors or nurses. But in a great fight, there are often many unsung heroes. All personnel and officials are aware of the needs of all citizens and try to fill the gaps that prevent citizens from accessing vaccines in every way. Everyone is trying to pass on and provide the best care to all citizens. Therefore, what all citizens can do is register to receive the vaccine, whether through the Mor Prom application or contacting the vaccine registration center. And take good care of yourself to be one of the people who help build immunity for the country right now. Because the more people we build immunity, the higher immunity our country will have and COVID-19 will be gone soon.
“Because everyone misses the old days when we could look at each other’s faces without anything hiding.”
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