Pan India COVID-19 Vaccine Dry Run to begin from tomorrow

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday held a meeting with Delhi government officials to prepare for the mock.

Yogita S.
Published on: 1 Jan 2021 12:11 PM GMT
Pan India COVID-19 Vaccine Dry Run to begin from tomorrow
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New Delhi: The Government of India is fully engaged in the preparation of the Corona vaccine. Recently, dry rains were successfully conducted in many states for the vaccine. At the same time, now the Health Ministry has held a review meeting regarding the dry run of the Corona vaccine in the entire country including Delhi, the capital of the country.

Vaccine Dry run in India from tomorrow:

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday held a meeting with Delhi government officials to prepare for the mock. This vaccine mock drill scheduled for 2 January ie Saturday.

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Process is similar to vaccination:

Dr. Harsh Vardhan said that the process of vaccination campaign is similar to election. In any election, we train people at the booth in the same way. We require more manpower, so we have to train people here who can supervise the proposed beneficiaries.

According to the Health Ministry, states will have to choose their two cities in the dry run. It is in these cities that the entire vaccine process will have to be carried out. Vaccination in these cities will be similar to the procedure followed throughout the state.

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Storage preparation:

Regarding the goal of the vaccination campaign, Dr. Harsh Vardhan said that every detail included in this mock drill. The purpose of this exercise is to ensure that minute details thoroughly researched. Cold storage, temperature, power and injection system, staff and the challenges that will come up during the drill will be studied in mock drills.

Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that till now such a dry run done in four states of the country. These were done in Punjab, Assam, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. In four states, good results have come out regarding the dry run. After this, the government has now decided to implement this dry run across the country.

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Yogita S.

Yogita S.

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