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Punjab to conduct a dry run of COVID-19 vaccine soon: Balbir Singh Sidhu

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Punjab to conduct a dry run of COVID-19 vaccine soon: Balbir Singh Sidhu
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The Government of India has chosen Punjab to conduct the dry run of the COVID-19 vaccine on December 28 and December 29, 2020, the health minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said. The districts Ludhiana and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar have been selected as the two districts where the dry run for COVID-19 vaccine shall be carried out and 5 sights would be identified in each district.
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Also Read | Captain Amarinder Singh announces relaxation in night curfew for Christmas and Shahidi Sabha The Government of India has chosen Punjab to conduct the dry run of the COVID-19 vaccine , the health minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said. Balbir Singh Sidhu said that the dry run is aimed at testing the laid out mechanisms for COVID-19 vaccination roll-out in the health system. It will provide insights on any gaps or bottlenecks so that those could be addressed before the commencement of the COVID-19 vaccine drive in Punjab. The dry run is to be conducted in one or two districts, under the overall leadership of District Collector/Magistrate.
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Also Read | Chandigarh announces winter vacation for govt schools The Government of India has chosen Punjab to conduct the dry run of the COVID-19 vaccine , the health minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said. The Minister said that immunization partners UNDP and the WHO at the state level would support this activity. All activities starting from beneficiary data upload, session site allocation (micro-planning), session site management (with test beneficiaries) to reporting & evening debriefing are to be covered in this 2-day dry run to execute the nearest possible simulation of the actual day. Feedback of dry run in District & State Task Force will be pertinent for remedial action (if required). The dry run is to be conducted between 28th and 29th December 2020, he said. The Government of India has chosen Punjab to conduct the dry run of the COVID-19 vaccine , the health minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said. The Minister said that the dry run will exercise end to end testing of the COVID-19 vaccination process and will vaccinate pre-identified beneficiaries from specified groups supported by Co-WIN, an electronic application. The primary objective of the dry run included assessing the operational feasibility of using Co-WIN application in the field environment and to test linkages between planning. Implementation and reporting mechanisms would identify challenges and guideway forward prior to actual implementation. He said that dry run is proposed to be conducted in 4 states, namely Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, and Punjab. -PTC News-
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