Accelerating for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in India, Uttar Pradesh will conduct the third dry run of vaccination at 1,500 centres across the state on Monday. According to official statement from the Uttar government, this will be the final mock drill to test all preparations for the vaccination drive.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has appreciated the contact tracing done by the Uttar Pradesh government to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 infection. "With the efforts made by the state government, the Coronavirus cases in the state are reducing," it said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today interact with chief ministers of all states via video conferencing to discuss the COVID-19 situation and coronavirus vaccination rollout.
According to the Health Ministry, the objective of the mock drill on COVID-19 vaccination is to simulate the actual vaccine administration event. The dry run is aimed at testing the laid out mechanism for COVID-19 vaccination roll-out in the health system and to assess operational feasibility of using Co-WIN application in a field environment for planning, implementation, and reporting at the block, district, and state level.
The corona vaccine dry run was completed in Hyderabad on Friday