Mission Vaccine: Dr Harsh Vardhan
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan arrived in Chennai, Tamil Nadu ahead of the second vaccine dry run to review the situation in the state on Jan 8. The Health Ministry is all set to hold a second vaccination mock drill on January 8th to ensure that all states and union territories can undertake a successful vaccination programme when the immunization process commences in the country. The initiative of carrying out mock vaccination drives across the nation come as India gears up to roll out a vaccine by 13th or 14th January.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said that the COVID-19 vaccines ‘Covishield’ and ‘Covaxin’ are on the verge of being available in the country. India is all set to receive the 1st Covid-19 vaccine as the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved Oxford AstraZeneca’s CoviShield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for restricted use in India. The government’s ‘expert group’ has primarily identified 3 prior
Nationwide vaccine dry run today; Harsh Vardhan to personally review preparedness in TN
Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan to visit Tamil Nadu today to personally review the Dry Run in the State. Held a resourceful VC with Health Ministers of States & UTs to review preparedness for the nationwide dry run of administering COVID-19 vaccine to be conducted tomorrow (Image Source: Twitter/@drharshvardhan)
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Updated: Jan 8, 2021, 06:51 AM IST
The second round of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccine dry run is scheduled today. Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan will be visiting Tamil Nadu to review preparedness and oversee mock vaccination drills, according to an official statement. Today s dry run will be carried out in 736 districts across 33 states and Union Territories (UTs).
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January 08, 2021 14:35 IST
The Union Health Minister was in Chennai on Friday to review the State’s COVID-19 vaccine dry run
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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan with TN health Minister C. Vijayabaskar at a COVID-19 vaccination dry run at Apollo Hospital in Chennai on Friday | Photo Credit:
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The Union Health Minister was in Chennai on Friday to review the State’s COVID-19 vaccine dry run
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