Hopeful New Year: How countries, including India, have prepped for COVID-19 vaccine rollout in 2021
Over 12 billion doses have been reserved by countries in advance to secure its population from the dreadful COVID-19 disease. January 01, 2021 / 04:23 PM IST
As the New Year promises hope with the development of vaccines against novel coronavirus that struck the planet early last year, countries have been preparing to purchase doses in advance to safeguard their populations.
Over 12 billion doses have been reserved by countries with confirmed purchases of 8.6 billion doses and another 3.5 billion doses under negotiation even before they have received market approvals, as on December 29, 2020, data collected by Duke Global Health Innovation Center, suggests.
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India-Wide Vaccine Dry Run Today as Govt Plans to Start Inoculation Drive Next Week
A medic demonstrates administration of COVAXIN, a government-backed experimental COVID-19 vaccine, to a health worker during its trials, at the Urban Primary Health Centre at Tezpur in Sonitpur district, Assam. (PTI)
The dry run is aimed at equipping the entire administration and management of vaccine supply, storage and logistics, including cold chain management, the Union Health Ministry has said.
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After successfully concluding the coronavirus vaccination dry run in four states, a similar mega-drill will be conducted in all states and union territories on Saturday.
Updated Jan 01, 2021 | 16:29 IST
The dry run will also equip the state and UT administration in the management of vaccine supply, storage and logistics including cold chain management. Representational Image
With the Covid-19 vaccine on the horizon for India, the centre is gearing up for a nation-wide dry run on Saturday, January 2
nd to assess the operational challenges that await the rollout of the covid vaccine. Here’s all you need to know about the dry run.
Q. Why is the centre holding vaccine Dry Run?
The objective of the Dry Run for COVID-19 vaccine introduction is to assess operational feasibility in the use of Co-WIN application in the field environment, to test the linkages between planning and implementation and to identify the challenges and guide the way forward prior to actual implementation. This is also expected to give confidence to programme managers at various levels.
With the objective of gearing up for the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine across the country, the central government has asked all States and Union Territories to ensure effective preparedness for the vaccine rollout. Earlier today, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparedness at session sites for COVID-19 vaccination with Principal Secretaries (Health), National Health Mission (NHM) officials and other health administrators of all States/Union Territories (UTs) through video conference. The dry run will be conducted by all the State and UT governments on January 2, 2021, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said.
Covid vaccine dry run across India on Jan 2
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Covid vaccine dry run across India on Jan 2. Image Source: IANS
New Delhi, Dec 31 : After successfully concluding the Coronavirus vaccination dry run in four states, a similar mega-drill will be conducted in all states and union territories on January 2.
This is aimed at equipping the entire administration and management of vaccine supply, storage and logistics, including cold chain management, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.
The activity is proposed to be conducted in all state capitals in at least three session sites. Some states will also include districts that are situated in difficult terrain or have poor logistical support.