A dry run of Covid-19 vaccine planned in four states

India will hold a dry run for the largest and most ambitious mass immunisation programme in its history in the next week The dry run is intended to test the country’s flagship vaccine delivery IT platform, Co-Win, at every stage
A total 2,360 participants have been put through the national-level training of trainers, which includes cold chain and immunization officers
The dry run will be monitored by the Centre,” a senior government official who is part of the team that will monitor the dry run
The exercise will be carried out in two districts each of four states at the four corners of the nation — Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, and Assam — on December 28 and 29.
The dry run will proceed through four key steps, which will be monitored closely by the central government:
Each district will receive the dummy vaccine for 100 beneficiaries from the nearest depot
The temperature will be tracked through the vaccine’s journey from the depot to the vaccination site
An SMS will be sent in advance to the beneficiaries with the name of the vaccinator, and the time of the vaccination
Each beneficiary will be made to sit for 30 minutes after being administered the shot; if an adverse event occurs, its management will be tracked through the central server.

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