Coronavirus vaccine India | Nationwide mock drill on COVID-19 vaccine drive concludes on January 2

In a massive country-wide exercise, a mock drill on COVID-19 vaccine administration was held in all states and union territories at 286 session sites spread across 125 districts on January 2.

Each district conducted the dry run at three sites at least, which included a public health facility, a private health facility, and rural or urban outreach sites.

The nationwide end-to-end mock drill on the coronavirus vaccine drive was held to ensure all loopholes in logistics and training are plugged before the vaccination begins and also to assess the feasibility of using the Co-WIN app for the same. As of now, over 75 lakh beneficiaries have registered on the Co-WIN app for India’s vaccination drive.

Around 1,14,100 vaccinators have been trained on the process that would have to followed at vaccination sites once the roll-out begins. This would include identifying and verifying the beneficiaries, administering the vaccine, cold chain and logistics management, bio-medical waste management, etc.