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.
One immunisation team has two members, so 4,000 teams comprise of 8,000 persons in all.
Meanwhile, 1.5 lakh health workers have already got registered on the government’s portal. Dr Bhaskar said that health staff can still get registration done so as to avail the benefit of vaccination in the first phase.
In Ludhiana, the dry run was conducted at seven places which were Dayanand Medical College and Hospital(DMCH), Civil Hospital, Ludhiana, Civil Hospitals located in sub-divisions Payal, Jagraon, Khanna, Riakot and Macchiwara.
Civil Surgeon, Ludhiana, Dr Rajesh Kumar Bagga, said, “On Monday, we worked towards online registration part only which also included sending SMSes to beneficiaries to invite them at vaccine centres. This drive also includes preparation of medicine boxes. On Tuesday, beneficiaries will be at centres with a proof of SMS on their mobile phones. Meanwhile, we have chosen 25 health workers of every particular hospital or area only for this dry run and therefo
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Punjab Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu (File Photo)
Punjab gears up for smooth dry run of corona vaccine in SBS Nagar, Ludhiana: Balbir Singh Sidhu ANI | Updated: Dec 27, 2020 23:47 IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 27 (ANI): To ensure the smooth implementation of the dry run of corona vaccine on December 28 and 29, the Punjab Government is all set to commence this first of its kind vaccination program in SBS Nagar and Ludhiana.
According to a press statement from Punjab s Information and Public Relations Department, Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said that the vaccine is planned to be rolled out on phased manner with priority groups- Healthcare workers, Frontline workers, Elderly and Population with co-morbidities.
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