COVID-19 vaccine dry run at three sites in Delhi; Harsh Vardhan visits GTB hospital
Coronavirus vaccine dry run in Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan visited Delhi s Guru Teg Bahadur hospital to review dry run of coronavirus vaccine today
BusinessToday.In | January 2, 2021 | Updated 11:57 IST
Venkateshwara hospital in Delhi has been selected for coronavirus vaccine dry run
Three sites have been selected to conduct coronavirus vaccine dry run across Delhi today. The drive will be conducted in the Maternity and Child Welfare (MCW) centre in Daryaganj, Guru Teg Bahadur hospital and Venkateshwara hospital.
The objective of conducting the dry run for coronavirus vaccines is to assess operational feasibility in the use of COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network (Co-WIN) application in field environment, to test the linkages between planning and implementation and to identify the challenges and guide the way forward prior to actual implementation, according to the Union Health M
Read more about Harsh Vardhan visits Delhi s GTB hospital to review vaccine dry run drill on Business Standard. Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan arrived at Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) hospital here on Saturday to review the dry run of administering the COVID-19 vaccine.The dry run will be conducted by all the States and Union Territories governments from
Harsh Vardhan urges people not to pay heed to rumours about COVID-19 vaccine ANI | Updated: Jan 02, 2021 14:24 IST
New Delhi [India], January 2 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday appealed to people not to pay heed to rumours about COVID-19 vaccine.
After reviewing the dry run of administering the COVID-19 vaccine at Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) hospital in Delhi, Vardhan spoke to the media. I appeal to people not to pay heed to rumours. Ensuring safety and efficacy of vaccine is our priority. Different kinds of rumours were spread during polio immunisation but people took the vaccine and India is now polio-free, he said.
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Dry run for COVID-19 vaccination conducted across India
By: ANI
Guwahati: A dry run for COVID-19 vaccine administration is being conducted on Saturday across all states and Union Territories of India.
This is the second round of dry run drill after the same was conducted in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat and Assam between December 23-29, 2020. The dry run vaccination programme is being conducted at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Guwahati. We are doing a dry run where we have well-formulated every step right from the beneficiary list, bringing the vaccines in the proper way, how it is going to be stored and then how we are going to cross-check each beneficiary, how much time we are going to take in the entire process, Dr Sthapna Sharma, Assistant professor at GMCH said.