Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Friday reviewed the preparedness for the dry run of administering COVID-19 vaccine in Delhi.
During the meeting, he directed all the State officials to complete all the necessary arrangements. Dr. Harsh Vardhan said, the purpose of the dry run is to identify the problem areas which can be rectified in the earlier stage.
Target of this exercise is that minutest details are thoroughly researched. At least 2 vaccines have sent their applications to Drug Controller & experts for approval, their data are being studied pro-actively: Union Health Min @drharshvardhan on #COVID19 vaccine dry run on Jan 2
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Dry-run for #COVID19 vaccine will be held at Daryaganj, GTB Hospital and one private hospital in Delhi: Union Health Minister @drharshvardhan pic.twitter.com/62O0k8yzWI
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After training over 2,000 master trainers at the national level, the training is underway at State and district level, in over 700 districts. The procedure is similar to conducting elections where the team at a booth is also trained: Union Health Minister @drharshvardhan
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Earlier, the Central government has asked all the States and Union Territories to ensure effective preparedness for the roll-out of vaccines. The dry run will be conducted by all the State and UT governments tomorrow.