Dry run for COVID-19 vaccination begins in all states, UTs - See Pics

All states and Union Territories have begun conducting a dry run for Covid-19 vaccination to test the linkages between planning and implementation. 

Dry run for COVID19 vaccine administration is being conducted in all States/UTs today in 116 districts across 259 sites.

Some states will also include districts that are situated in difficult terrain/have poor logistical support, while Maharashtra and Kerala are likely to schedule the dry run in major cities other than their capital, the Union Health Ministry said.

The objective of the dry run for COVID-19 vaccine introduction is to "assess operational feasibility in the use of COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network (Co-WIN) application in a field environment, to test the linkages between planning and implementation and to identify the challenges and guide the way forward prior to actual implementation.

COVID19 vaccination dry run is being conducted at Hyderabad's Gandhi Hospital today

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan visits GTB Hospital to review the dry run drill for administering COVID-19 vaccine.

Dry run for COVID19 vaccine administration is underway at District Hospital, Pune

Vaccination drill is being conducted in all States/UTs today in 116 districts across 259 sites.

COVID19 vaccination dry run underway at Primary Health Center in Kamakshipalya More than 1,65,000 healthcare workers have been identified. This dry run will help us plan the vaccination process: Spl Commissioner, Health, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

Visuals of COVID-19 vaccination dry run at Primary Health Center in Kamakshipalya

 

State Health Minister KK Shailaja reviews dry run for COVID-19 administration at Government Hospital, Peroorkada in Thiruvananthapuram. She says, "The mock drill is over here. Everything went smoothly. The exercise is being conducted in 4 districts".