Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan visited Guru TegBahadur (GTB) hospital here to review the dry run of administering the COVID-19 vaccine. The dry run will be conducted by all the States and Union Territories governments from Saturday. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), the objective of the dry run for vaccine introduction is to assess operational feasibility in the use of COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network (Co-WIN) application in a field environment, to test the linkages between planning and implementation and to identify the challenges and guide the way forward prior to actual implementation.
In Delhi, the drive is being conducted at three locations – the Daryaganj PHC, the government-run Guru TegBahadur hospital, and the private Venkateshwara hospital. Preparation is underway for the dry run of administering the COVID19 vaccine at Area Hospital, Nampally in Hyderabad. In Maharashtra, the dry run of administering the COVID19 vaccine will be conducted at District Hospital in Pune. Data of healthcare workers from Maharashtra has been uploaded on CoWIN, said District Civil Surgeon.
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