(Aditya Shaw, Intern Journalist): Dry run at 6 centers of Lucknow in UP
The vaccine is being run dry at Sahara Hospital, RML Hospital, King George Medical University, SGPI and Maal Community Health Center in the capital Lucknow. At the same time, on January 5, it will be in medical colleges and district hospitals across the state. So far, over five lakh health teams have covered 3.10 crore homes under surveillance. More than 15.08 crore people have been screened.
4 districts of Maharashtra will run dry
There will be a dry run of vaccines in Pune, Nagpur, Jalna, and Nandurbar.
Dry run in 3 districts of Bihar
Three centers have been set regarding this in Patna. Among them, this dry run will take place at Shastri Nagar Urban Health Center, Phulwari PHC, and Danapur Hospital. Apart from Patna, dry runs will also be done at one center each in Jamui and Bettiah.
Dry run in 5 districts of Karnataka
The vaccine will be run dry in five districts of the state – Bengaluru Urban, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Belagavi, and Kalburgi. There will be three sites in each district. In a district in taluk and a primary health center.
Dry run in Patiala only in Punjab
There will be a dry run at three centers in Patiala on January 2 and 3. These centers are – Government Medical College, Sadbhavana Hospital, and Community Health Center of Sataran. Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu gave this information.
There will be a dry run in Panchkula, Haryana
Here only three sites in the Panchkula district will be run dry. Dr. Suraj Bhan Kamboj, director-general of the state health department, gave this information.
A district will run dry in Madhya Pradesh
There will be a dry run at three points in the capital Bhopal. For this, people will be registered on the Co-WIN platform. After this, they will be told about the time and place for vaccination through the message. The details and figures of this mock drill will be sent to the center.
4 districts of Gujarat will have a dry run
There will be a dry run in four districts of the state. These districts are Dahod, Bhavnagar, Valsad, and Anand. State Health Commissioner Jai Prakash Shivhare gave this information.