India is all geared up for the mega COVID-19 vaccine dry run today (January 2), to test the operational feasibility of its vaccination programme. All state governments and union territories have prepared for this big day, which will be a trial before the actual vaccination drive begins in India.
During the dry run, all steps will be tested and assessed to find and fix any gaps in the process or report any difficulty. A two-day trial run was earlier successfully conducted on December 28 and 29 in four states – Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Gujarat.
The planned operations and the laid-out mechanisms for the drive was successful then according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Meanwhile, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday held a meeting to review the preparedness.
The exercise will be conducted in all states in at least three-session sites. A concerned medical officer-in-charge will identify 25 test beneficiaries or healthcare workers at…
