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    In pictures: Dry run for COVID-19 vaccination begins across India

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    In pictures: Dry run for COVID-19 vaccination begins across India

    A dry run of vaccination is underway as part of nationwide assessment of preparedness


    Published:  January 02, 2021 12:56 Compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor  and  with inputs from agencies

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    A nurse conducts the dry run for COVID-19 vaccine at GMCH in Guwahati. With the objective to gear up for the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine across the country, the dry run will be conducted by all the States and UT governments from Saturday. Image Credit: PTI
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    COVID-19 vaccine administration dry run is being conducted, at a health care centre at Bidhannagar in Kolkata. India, which has the world's second highest number of pandemic cases - more than 10.2 million - has set an ambitious target of inoculating 300 million of its 1.3 billion people by mid-2021. Image Credit: ANI
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    Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan (left) visits the health care centre to review the dry run of the COVID-19 vaccination program, at Daryaganj in New Delhi. Image Credit: ANI
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    According to Union Health Ministry, the objective of the dry run for COVID-19 vaccine introduction 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 way forward prior to actual implementation". Image Credit: PTI
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    Dry run of COVID vaccination is underway at 5 centres in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar. The activity is proposed to be conducted in all State Capitals in at least 3 session sites. Some States will also include districts that are situated in difficult terrain/have poor logistical support. Image Credit: ANI
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    Maharashtra and Kerala are likely to schedule the dry run in major cities other than their Capital. | Above: COVID-19 vaccine administration dry run is being conducted, at a health care centre in Patna. Image Credit: ANI
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    In Delhi, the drive will be conducted at three locations - the Daryaganj primary health centre, the government-run Guru Teg Bahadur hospital, and the private Venkateshwara hospital. Image Credit: AP
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    Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan urged every official to ensure that the vaccination sites and officials in-charge abide by the detailed checklist and Standard Operating Protocols (SOPs) for vaccination that has been prepared by the Union Health Ministry. Image Credit: PTI
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    A medic demonstrates administration of COVAXIN, to a health worker during its trials, at the Urban Primary Health Centre at Tezpur in Sonitpur district, Assam. Image Credit: PTI
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    COVID-19 vaccine administration dry run is being conducted at Bidhannagar in Kolkata. Serum Institute of India, the world's biggest vaccine producer, has already stockpiled tens of millions of doses of AstraZeneca's Covishield ready for the campaign and 96,000 health workers have been trained for the inoculation drive. Image Credit: ANI
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    Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Kumar Jain during his visit to the health care centre to review the dry run of the COVID-19 vaccination program, at Daryaganj in New Delhi. Image Credit: ANI
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    Health officials wait for the start of dry run or a mock drill for Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine delivery at a primary health centre in Hyderabad. Image Credit: AFP
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    The drills saw 25 health workers receive dummy vaccines at each of the centres to be used across the country in a test run ahead of the launch. Image Credit: AP
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    Health officials take part in dry run or a mock drill for Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine delivery at a government-run hospital in Hyderabad. Image Credit: AFP

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