Preparations underway for COVID-19 vaccine dry run in Punjab, AP ANI | Updated: Dec 28, 2020 13:57 IST
Ludhiana/Vijayawada [India], December 28 (ANI): Preparations are underway in Punjab and Andhra Pradesh for a dry run of the COVID-19 vaccination programme that will be held in four states on Monday.
The dry runs will be carried out on December 28-29 in Punjab, Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat.
Dayanand Medical College in Punjab s Ludhiana and Primary Health Care, Krishna Nagar at Prakash Nagar in Vijayawada district of Andhra Pradesh - the two districts are assessing their preparedness in a phased manner with priority groups- healthcare workers, frontline workers, elderly and population with co-morbidities in the states.
COVID vaccination mock drill in four states; administration tests delivery mechanism for any lacunae
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Last Updated: Dec 28, 2020, 07:41 PM IST
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The dry run was being carried out in five locations with 25 test beneficiaries (healthcare workers) for each session.
The current cold chain is capable of storing an additional quantity of COVID-19 vaccine required for the first three crore prioritised population.
As the country eagerly awaits a likely coronavirus vaccination drive in January, at least 125 intended beneficiaries each in four states who had registered on the Co-WIN App were on Tuesday sent SMSes informing them about the time and place of their COVID-19 vaccination under a mock-drill and preparations made to administer the shots at designated centres.
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India s Covid-19 tally climbs to 1.02 cr with 20,021 new cases; active cases drop to 2.77 lakh
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India s daily number of coronavirus cases on Monday stood at 20,021. Up to 279 fresh fatalities were recorded in a span of 24 hours, pushing the overall death toll since the outbreak in January to 1,47,901.
The country s overall positive Covid-19 cases stood at 1,02,07,871, with 2,77,301 active cases. The national capital recorded just 757 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, bringing much-needed relief to the Delhiites who have seen a sharp spike in cases in November.
COVID vaccine dry run held at five session sites
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Health officials conducting dry run fore administering COVID vaccine, in Vijayawada on Monday. | Photo Credit: RAJU V
It was conducted to evaluate the process
The two-day dry run for COVID-19 vaccine administration began in the district at five Session Sites, including public and private medical institutions, on Monday.
The entire proceedings of the dry run, which was aimed at evaluating the Co-Win computer application and other arrangements in place for conducting vaccination drive when the vaccines are made available, were recorded. The footage will be submitted to the district and State task force committees.
The Ministry of Home Affairs, while extending the coronavirus guidelines till 31 January, said there has been a continuous decline in the number of active and new COVID-19 cases in the country but there is a need to maintain surveillance, containment and caution, keeping in view the surge in the number of cases globally and a new virus strain being detected in the UK. Accordingly, containment zones continue to be demarcated carefully; prescribed containment measures strictly followed within these zones; COVID-appropriate behaviour promoted and strictly enforced, and the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) prescribed in respect of various permitted activities followed scrupulously, the MHA said.