Nationwide second Covid vaccination dry run begins; Harsh Vardhan says inoculation to start in few days
India
Updated: Friday, January 8, 2021, 11:20 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 08: The second run of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccine dry run for the rollout of coronavirus vaccination began on Friday in all districts across the country - except Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
Union Health Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan visited Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai to review the dry run for administering the Covid-19 vaccine.
The dry run today will be conducted in 736 districts across 33 states and Union Territories. In short time, India has done well by developing vaccines. In the next few days, in the near future, we should be able to give these vaccines to our countrymen. It will be given to our healthcare professional followed by frontline workers, he said.
Updated: Saturday, January 2, 2021, 22:46 [IST]
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