: The Krishna district administration on Monday successfully conducted a dry run of the COVID-19 vaccination programme by carrying out various exercises that go into the actual event whenever it begins. Krishna district Collector A Md Imtiyaz, who inaugurated the dry run at the urban primary health centre at Prakash Nagar in Vijayawada, said the (dummy) vaccine was transported from the central storage facility to cold chain points at various places. The dry run was carried out in five locations with 25 test beneficiaries (healthcare workers) for each session. We have recorded this in the Co-WIN App and sent SMSes to the chosen patients. We have monitored the time taken for different processes and the logistics involved. This will be used in real-time simulation, the Collector told reporters.
As the country eagerly awaits an expected coronavirus vaccination drive in January, at least 125 intended beneficiaries each in four states who had registered on the Co-WIN App were on Monday sent SMSes informing them about the time and place of their Covid-19 vaccination under a mock-drill to administer the shots at designated centres. The two-day end-to-end dry run was being carried out in Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh, in Rajkot and Gandhinagar in Gujarat, Ludhiana and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (Nawanshahr) in Punjab and Sonitpur and Nalbari districts in Assam. It is being conducted to test the laid out mechanisms for Covid-19 vaccination in the states and provide insights into any gaps to be addressed before the commencement of the actual vaccination drive, according to officials.
Coronavirus vaccine: Andhra Pradesh s Krishna district conducts dry run programme
Krishna district Collector A Md Imtiyaz, who inaugurated the dry run at the urban primary health centre at Prakash Nagar in Vijayawada, said the (dummy) vaccine was transported from the central storage facility to cold chain points at various places
PTI | December 28, 2020 | Updated 13:05 IST
The Krishna district administration on Monday successfully conducted a dry run of the COVID-19 vaccination programme by carrying out various exercises that go into the actual event whenever it begins. Krishna district Collector A Md Imtiyaz, who inaugurated the dry run at the urban primary health centre at Prakash Nagar in Vijayawada, said the (dummy) vaccine was transported from the central storage facility to cold chain points at various places.
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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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.