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COVID-19 vaccine dry run Updates: India rehearses for massive vaccination drive

By Anuj Cariappa

| Updated: Saturday, January 2, 2021, 22:46 [IST]

New Delhi, Jan 02: As India came closer to the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine, a dry run was held by all states and union territories on Saturday in preparation for a massive inoculation drive, with Health Minister Harsh Vardhan appealing to people not to be misguided by "rumours" and disinformation regarding the safety and efficacy of the vaccine.

COVID-19 vaccine dry run LIVE: Union health minister Harsh Vardhan visits GTB Hospital

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9:58 PM, 2 Jan

Bharat Biotech has announced successful recruitment of 23,000 volunteers, and continued progress towards achieving the goal of 26,000 participants for Phase-3 clinical trial of COVAXIN across multiple sites in India: Bharat Biotech

9:26 PM, 2 Jan

A mock drill on COVID19 vaccine administration was held in all states & Union Territories at 286 session sites spread across 125 districts. Around 1,14,100 vaccinators were trained. More than 75 lakhs beneficiaries have been registered on Co-WIN software till date: Govt of India.

8:27 PM, 2 Jan

"We are fully prepared for the COVID-19 vaccination process," State Immunisation Officer Dr Ritu Thurr told PTI.

8:27 PM, 2 Jan

The dry run was conducted on 25 volunteers each at Dimapur District Hospital, Community Health Centre, Medziphema and Urban Primary Health Centre, Duncan Bosti, Dimapur, he said.

8:27 PM, 2 Jan

The Nagaland government on Saturday conducted a dry run for COVID-19 vaccination on 75 volunteers at three locations in Dimapur, a senior health official said.

8:02 PM, 2 Jan

A total of 25 ASHA and Anganwadi workers were administered dummy vaccines at Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Agartala and two PHCs in Borakha and Gandhigram in West Tripura district, Dr Siddhartha Jaiswal, Mission Director of National Health Mission, Tripura said.

8:02 PM, 2 Jan

The Tripura government on Saturday conducted a dry run for COVID-19 vaccination at three locations in the state, a senior health official said.

7:20 PM, 2 Jan

The Meghalaya government on Saturday conducted a dry run for COVID-19 vaccination at five health facilities in the state, an official said.

6:41 PM, 2 Jan

Amid ongoing controversy over SP chief Akhilesh Yadav's "BJP's Covid-19 vaccine" statement, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah tweeted, "I don’t know about anyone else but when my turn comes I’ll happily roll up my sleeve and get a Covid-19 vaccine. This damn virus has been far too disruptive and if a vaccine helps bring about a semblance of normalcy after all the chaos then sign me up."

6:10 PM, 2 Jan

India successfully cultures the new viral strain on the horizon (UK-variant of SARS-CoV-2): Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

5:49 PM, 2 Jan

"Vaccine is safe. People all over the world are taking the vaccine. There is not even a single incident of fatality due to the vaccination till now. People should not be afraid to take it," the governor said in a release.

5:49 PM, 2 Jan

Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Saturday urged people not to hesitate to take COVID-19 vaccine, saying it was safe.

5:43 PM, 2 Jan

Dry run of COVID19 vaccination is underway. On 5th January, dry run will be conducted across the state. I am confident that we will be able to bring vaccine around 'Makar Sankranti' & successfully defeat coronavirus: CM Yogi Adityanath.

5:32 PM, 2 Jan

It was held at Kalaburagi, Shivamogga, Mysuru, Belagavi, and Bengaluru districts in which 25 beneficiaries, including designated health staff at each of the identified Primary Health Centres, taluk and district hospitals, participated.

5:32 PM, 2 Jan

Dry run, an exercise for end-to- end testing of the COVID-19 vaccination process, was held "smoothly" in five districts of Karnataka on Saturday.

5:16 PM, 2 Jan

“India is perhaps the only country where four vaccines are getting ready. Serum's Covishield was yesterday approved for emergency use,” Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said.

5:10 PM, 2 Jan

The dry run for the COVID-19 vaccine will continue regularly across Assam till actual vaccination takes place.

5:08 PM, 2 Jan

During the dry runs, the support staff for the inoculation were given training and the state now is ready for the vaccination after receiving the vaccine, he said.

5:08 PM, 2 Jan

Rajasthan Health Department on Saturday conducted dry runs for anti-Covid vaccination at 19 centres of seven districts of the state as per the Centre’s protocol for the inoculation, an official said.

4:45 PM, 2 Jan

"Akhilesh Yadav's statement that he 'won't get vaccinated as it's a BJP vaccine' is very unfortunate...What can be more unfortunate than a young leader linking Covid-19 vaccine with a political party. It shows Akhilesh Yadav can't think above politics," says MoS Finance and BJP leader Anurag Thakur.

4:22 PM, 2 Jan

Bhopal: Health workers conduct the COVID-19 vaccination mock drill and the dry run at Government Community Health Centre in Bhopal

4:21 PM, 2 Jan

A dry run of vaccination was run at Gandhi Shatabdi Government Hospital in Dehradun.

4:14 PM, 2 Jan

Ranchi: Health workers show victory sign after the COVID-19 vaccination mock drill and the dry run at a government hospital in Ranchi

4:11 PM, 2 Jan

How can I trust BJP's vaccine, when our government will be formed everyone will get free vaccine. We cannot take BJP's vaccine: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav

3:55 PM, 2 Jan

Speaking at Delhi’s vaccination dry run at Maternity Mother and Child Welfare Centre (MCW), Daryaganj, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said that the Delhi government is prepared to vaccinate 1 lakh city residents everyday, once the vaccination process begins.

3:33 PM, 2 Jan

A dry run to assess the readiness of the mechanism laid out for the imminent COVID-19 immunisation drive was conducted successfully in Goa on Saturday, a top state health department official said.

3:12 PM, 2 Jan

An anticipation of a vaccine for the novel coronavirus that is just one step away from being approved by India’s top drug regulator, select hospitals across the country conducted an inoculation dry run Saturday.

2:53 PM, 2 Jan

According to reports, the vaccine will first be given to around one crore healthcare workers working in both government and private hospitals, according to the recommendation by the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC).

2:27 PM, 2 Jan

Maharashtra: State Health Minister Rajesh Tope inspected the dry run for COVID-19 vaccine rollout being held in Jalna.

2:14 PM, 2 Jan

Dry run for COVID-19 vaccination administration underway at Venkateshwar Hospital in Delhi.

10:11 AM, 2 Jan

Maharashtra:

Dry run for COVID-19 vaccine administration underway at District Hospital, Pune

10:11 AM, 2 Jan

Delhi:

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan visits GTB Hospital to review the dry run drill for administering COVID-19 vaccine.

10:18 AM, 2 Jan

Kerala is all set for the COVID-19 vaccine mock drill on January 2, as 4,991 new cases were recorded on Friday and 5,111 people cured of the infection.

10:19 AM, 2 Jan

States are augmenting the State helpline 104 (which shall be used in addition to 1075) for any vaccine/software related query.

10:29 AM, 2 Jan

Bengaluru: COVID-19 vaccination dry run underway at Primary Health Center in Kamakshipalya.

10:43 AM, 2 Jan

West Bengal: COVID19 vaccination dry being conducted at Primary Healthcare Centre under Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation in Kolkata

11:06 AM, 2 Jan

77 vaccination centers have been identified in Central Delhi. We are following all guidelines laid down by Government of India. We are even looking at transportation security of vaccine: DM Central Delhi at a healthcare centre in Daryaganj, Delhi

11:24 AM, 2 Jan

Guwahati: Dry run for COVID19 vaccination administration is being conducted at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital

11:35 AM, 2 Jan

Yes, medicines and treatment are being provided for free in Delhi, anyway: Delhi Health Minister Satyender Jain on being asked if COVID-19 vaccine will be given free of cost in the state

12:01 PM, 2 Jan

Odisha: COVID19 vaccination dry run being conducted at Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar

12:16 PM, 2 Jan

Mock drill is being conducted at 31 sites across Odisha.

12:37 PM, 2 Jan

Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan this morning said there should be no misconceptions about the safety of the coronavirus vaccine that India plans to use.

12:58 PM, 2 Jan

As part of the national campaign, the Tamil Nadu government Saturday began the process of conducting a dry run for the Covid-19 vaccination in Chennai, Nilgris, Tirunelveli, Poonamalle and Coimbatore.

1:27 PM, 2 Jan

In 1st phase of COVID-19 vaccination, free vaccine shall be provided across the nation to most prioritised beneficiaries that incl 1 cr healthcare & 2 cr frontline workers, tweets Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan

1:40 PM, 2 Jan

A nurse conducts the dry run for COVID-19 vaccine at GMCH in Guwahati

1:41 PM, 2 Jan

Health Minister Satyendar Jain attends the COVID-19 vaccine trial program (Dry Run), at Maternity & Child Welfare (MCW) centre in Daryaganj, New Delhi

1:42 PM, 2 Jan

A health worker conducts the dry run of COVID-19 vaccination at a healthcare center in Daryaganj, New Delhi

2:14 PM, 2 Jan

Dry run for COVID-19 vaccination administration underway at Venkateshwar Hospital in Delhi.

2:27 PM, 2 Jan

Maharashtra: State Health Minister Rajesh Tope inspected the dry run for COVID-19 vaccine rollout being held in Jalna.

2:53 PM, 2 Jan

3:12 PM, 2 Jan

3:33 PM, 2 Jan

A dry run to assess the readiness of the mechanism laid out for the imminent COVID-19 immunisation drive was conducted successfully in Goa on Saturday, a top state health department official said.

3:55 PM, 2 Jan

4:11 PM, 2 Jan

How can I trust BJP's vaccine, when our government will be formed everyone will get free vaccine. We cannot take BJP's vaccine: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav

4:14 PM, 2 Jan

Ranchi: Health workers show victory sign after the COVID-19 vaccination mock drill and the dry run at a government hospital in Ranchi

4:21 PM, 2 Jan

A dry run of vaccination was run at Gandhi Shatabdi Government Hospital in Dehradun.

4:22 PM, 2 Jan

Bhopal: Health workers conduct the COVID-19 vaccination mock drill and the dry run at Government Community Health Centre in Bhopal

4:45 PM, 2 Jan

5:08 PM, 2 Jan

Rajasthan Health Department on Saturday conducted dry runs for anti-Covid vaccination at 19 centres of seven districts of the state as per the Centre’s protocol for the inoculation, an official said.

5:08 PM, 2 Jan

During the dry runs, the support staff for the inoculation were given training and the state now is ready for the vaccination after receiving the vaccine, he said.