Covid-19 vax: Dry run in India s 125 districts, 285 sites
Covid-19 vax: Dry run in India s 125 districts, 285 sites
Last Updated: Sat, Jan 2nd, 2021, 20:00:11hrs
New Delhi: As India gears up to launch the world s largest immunisation drive, almost all states and Union Territory (UT) governments, including the national capital, on Saturday conducted a dry run at 285 session sites spread across 125 districts to the assess ability and readiness of authorities to administer Covid-19 shots to hundreds of millions of people, including many in remote corners of the country.
Ahead of the actual vaccination drive, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) conducted the nationwide mock drill at 285 session sites to test the end-to-end planned operations and the mechanism that has been set up to ensure smooth conduct of the Covid-19 vaccination.
A nationwide dry run of the vaccination exercise was conducted on Saturday
NEW DELHI: The vaccine against Covid 19 will be provided free to most prioritised beneficiaries including one crore healthcare and two crore front-line workers, health minister Harsh Vardhan said as a nationwide dry-run to test preparedness for the vaccination drive took place on Saturday.
Vardhan said details are also being finalised for vaccination of 27 crore people in the 50 plus age group and those who are younger but have serious comorbidities.
Official sources said various options like offering a subsidised price and use of Ayushman Bharat insurance are being evaluated for inoculation of those above 50 years age and those with co-morbidities.
"Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Shahdara, Urban Primary Health Centre, Daryaganj, and Venkateshwar Hospital, Dwarka, are the three sites in Delhi which have been selected for the dry run of the roll out of COVID-19 vaccine in the national capital," a senior official said here on Saturday.
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COVID-19 vaccine to be provided free of cost across country
As India on Saturday began the dry run for COVID-19 vaccinations across states and union territories, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said the coronavirus vaccine will be provided free of cost in the national capital. On being asked about the same, Jain said, Yes, medicines and treatment are being provided for free in Delhi, anyway.
Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said 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.