All States And UTs To Conduct Covid-19 Vaccine Dry Run Today
The exercise will be conducted in all state capitals in at least three session sites.
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A dry run for Covid-19 vaccination will be conducted by all state and Union Territory administrations on Saturday. The activity is likely to be conducted in all state capitals in at least three session sites.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday chaired a high-level meeting to review health authorities’ preparedness to conduct the exercise.
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A health worker gets a shot of the vaccine. (Representational image)
Given that India has set the goal of vaccinating 30 crore people with Covid-19 jabs by July, can the country procure enough doses to fulfill that goal? To vaccinate 30 crore people, the country will need 60 crore doses as the two vaccines that are leading the race to get approval from the government require two-doses per person for protection.
These two vaccines that the government is currently considering giving the approval are Covishield and Covaxin .
While the Pune-based Serum Institute of India has partnered with Oxford-AstraZeneca for conducting clinical trials and manufacturing Covishield , Bharat Biotech has collaborated with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for Covaxin .
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A health worker engages in a COVID-19 vaccine delivery system trial in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. India tested its COVID-19 vaccine delivery system with a nationwide trial on Saturday as it prepares to roll-out an inoculation program to stem the coronavirus pandemic. Saturdayâs exercise included necessary data entry into an online platform for monitoring vaccine delivery, along with testing of cold storage and transportation arrangements for the vaccine, the health ministry had said.(AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) January 02, 2021 - 6:39 AM
NEW DELHI - India tested its COVID-19 vaccine delivery system with a nationwide trial on Saturday, as it prepares to roll out an inoculation program to stem the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19 vaccine to be provided free of cost across India, says Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
The central government plans to vaccinate nearly 30 crore persons in the first phase of the immunisation drive.
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Updated: Jan 2, 2021, 01:50 PM IST
As India gears up to launch the world s largest immunization drive, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said that one crore healthcare workers and two crore frontline workers would be given free vaccine in the first phase of the inoculation drive. In the first phase of vaccination, free vaccine will be provided across the nation to most prioritised beneficiaries that include one crore healthcare and 2 crore frontline workers, Vardhan said in a tweet.