India 2nd Covid-19 Vaccination Dry Run on 8 January |
After the success of the first dry run in India, the second nationwide dry run on the Covid 19 vaccination is being organized on 8th January. The massive mock drill is being held in 736 districts across 33 States and Union Territories. The objective of this dry run is to simulate the actual vaccine administration event. The entire planning of the vaccination drive, including beneficiary registration, microplanning and vaccination at the planned session site, is tested under the leadership of a District Collector or District Magistrate. The dry run also familiarizes the State, District, Block, and Hospital level officers on all aspects of COVID-19 roll out. Around one hundred 70 thousand vaccinators and three hundred thousand vaccination team members have been trained on the process to be followed at the vaccination sites. The country`s drugs regulator has approved Covishield and Covaxin for restricted emergency use in the country. The first round of dry run was held across the country on the 2nd of January. The exercise is being done to ensure efficient planning and management for vaccine delivery in each district. The second dry run will be held across 33 States and Union Territories except for Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Each district will identify three types of session sites, similar to the previous dry run including a public health facility, private health facility, and rural or urban outreach sites.
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