The Chhattisgarh government is going to conduct a Covid vaccine dry run in seven districts on January 2.
The mock drill will be held in capital Raipur and six districts including Surguja, Durg, Bilaspur, Rajnandgaon, Bastar and Gaurela Pendra Marwahi for testing the preparedness of vaccine delivery, a press release said.
Mission Director National Health Mission Dr Priyanka Shukla reviewed the dry run preparations through video conferencing.
Interacting with the concerned Collectors and Deputy Collectors, she told them that the mock drill was scheduled on January 4 but it was preponed by two days.
This drill aims at checking the cold chain management, vaccine supply, storage and logistics. Also, it will check accessibility of vaccination centres, entry, registration, vaccination process and observation readiness at the centre. How much time is the vaccination process taking will be monitored through co-win app.
State vaccination officer Dr Amar Singh Thakur said the Health Department has been constantly monitoring preparedness through virtual conferences. In the first phase 2.34 lakh people working in the health care sector will be administered vaccines.