Dry run for Covid begins from today- people belonging to priority groups approx. of 30 crore vaccination to be administrated by the government.
Dry run for Covid begins from today- people belonging to priority groups approx. of 30 crore vaccination to be administrated by the government.
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s planned the dry run of the covid vaccine will start from today onwards. A coronavirus vaccine trial will be conducted in all states and Union Territories on Saturday in 116 districts in 259 locations to test the link between planning and implementation and finding challenges, the Department of Health and Family Welfare said.
The dry run is proposed to be done in all capitals of all the states in at least three session sites. Some provinces will also include regions with poor food support, while Maharashtra and Kerala may be planning the vaccination dry run out in major cities outside of their capital, the Union Department of Health said.
Also a member of Niti Aayog and the national head of Covid-19 task force, Dr Vinod Paul said on Friday the government would cover the cost of vaccinating 30 crore people from a key group, not everyone. Over the next six to eight months, people from the priority group as well as people with a contagious disease will be referred to phase 1 of the vaccination campaign. Dr. Paul said the Covid team wanted to reduce coronavirus-related mortality, which is why, "we have selected the most dangerous groups".India will introduce 300 million vaccines".The head of the Covid team also added 31 coronavirus vaccine centers set up to provide treatment at 29,000 vaccination sites. He said the priority party would have 300 million people and the government would bear the cost of $ 30 million. Dr. Paul said the main goal is to stop the spread of coronavirus.
