Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan& |  Photo Credit: ANI
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- A dry run for the coronavirus vaccination will take place in all States and UTs on January 2, says Health Ministry
- Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan reviews preparedness ahead of Covid vaccine dry run across India
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday took stock of the preparedness ahead of dry run for Covid-19 vaccination that will take place across the country on January 2.
"The lists of health workers have been created and it will be uploaded on Covid platform. Just like we prepare during elections, the same way we need to train each member of all medical teams responsibly," the Union Health Minister said.
He further stated that after training over 2,000 master trainers at the national level, the training is underway at State and district level, in over 700 districts. The procedure is similar to conducting elections where the team at a booth is also trained.
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Vardhan stressed that the target of this exercise is that minutest details are thoroughly researched. "At least two vaccines have sent their applications to Drug Controller and experts for approval, their data are being studied pro-actively," he said.
The Union Health Ministry had on Thursday said that a dry run for the coronavirus vaccination will take place across India on January 2.
The Central government has placed orders for procurement of nearly 83 crore syringes. Additionally, bids have also been invited for nearly 35 crore syringes. "These will be used for Covid-19 vaccination and also for the Universal Immunization Programme," the Centre said.
The states and UTs have been asked to ensure physical verification of all proposed sites for the adequacy of space, logistical arrangements, internet connectivity, electricity, safety, etc. and prepare at least three model session sites in each state (at state capital) for demonstration.
The first round of the dry run was conducted in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Punjab on 28-29 December in two districts each where five-session sites with 25 beneficiaries each were identified.
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